On this day, 41 years ago, on March 5, 1984 (February 3, 1984 in the lunar calendar), the "Ariane" rocket developed by the European Space Agency was successfully launched. On March 5, 1984, the "Ariane" rocket developed by the European Space Agency was successfully launched at the Kourou Space Center in Guyane française and put an International Satellite Communications Organization communication satellite into orbit. According to Western news agencies, the Ariane rocket was jointly developed by Western European countries at the initiative of France to break the monopoly of the United States and the Soviet Union in launching geosynchronous satellites.