In this photo provided by the ESA (European Space Agency), the Ariane 5 rocket, seen, at its launching pad in Kourou, French Guiana, Wednesday Oct.28, 2009. The flight, expected Thursday night Oct. 29, 2009, will carry a new customer's satellite, Thor 6 for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, along with SES World Skies'NSS-12, which will provide direct-to-home television broadcast services for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.
(AP Photo/P Baudon/ESA)