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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 44L
Launched 1997-06-03 23:20:06 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
29th
orbital launch attempt in 1997
Arianespace
4th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
48 d
since the pad's previous launch
INMARSAT III F-4 and Insat 2D are communications satellites operating in geostationary orbit.
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
58.7m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
10,200kg
Liftoff thrust
5,395kN
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