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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceAriane 42P
Launched 2002-05-04 01:31:46 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
21st
orbital launch attempt in 2002
Arianespace
6th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
17 d 2 h
since the pad's previous launch
The main instrument was the HRVIR imaging camera payload including a 2.5-meter resolution imager. A secondary experiment was the 5-band VEGETATION-2 instrument with 1-km resolution.
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
55.9m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
6,000kg
Liftoff thrust
3,944kN
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