The €480.1-million satellite was launched on 17 November 1995 from the ELA-2 launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre near Kourou in French Guiana.
Euro 480.100.000 ISO diluncurkan pada 17 November 1995 dari landasan peluncuran ELA-2 di Guyana Space Centre dekat Kourou di Guyana Prancis.