http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-n...6-first-nbn-satellite-makes-it-off-the-ground
A satellite designed to deliver high-speed internet services to 200,000 Australians has been launched in South America.
A rocket carrying the half-a-billion-dollar satellite, nicknamed Sky Muster and considered the great hope of the National Broadband Network (NBN), was launched in French Guiana about 6:30am (AEST).