An image of an Ariane-5 rocket, with Vietnam's VINASAT-1 and Brazil's Star One C2 satellites attached, preparing for takeoff is projected on a screen at a ceremony in Hanoi April 19, 2008. The rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Friday, putting into orbit telecommunications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam, a space official said.

The Ariane-5 rocket, with Vietnam's VINASAT-1 and Brazil's Star One C2 satellites attached, takes off at a spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana April 18, 2008. The rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Friday, putting into orbit telecommunications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam, a space official said.