The French Syracuse 3A military telecommunications satellite is scheduled for launch Sept. 29 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket following months of delays that forced French officials to make embarrassed explanations to one of their customers, the 26-nation NATO alliance, according to officials from the French arms-procurement agency, DGA.

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