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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 42L
Launched 2000-04-19 00:29 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
22nd
orbital launch attempt in 2000
Arianespace
4th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
60 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Galaxy 4R, a Hughes HS-601HP or "high power" spacecraft, provides broadcast and telecommunications service to North America, with the capability to provide back-up services to Latin America. The satellite was built on an expedited basis.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
55.6m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
7,000kg
Liftoff thrust
4,600kN
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