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Ariane 44L
Launched 2002-09-06 06:44 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
41st
orbital launch attempt in 2002
Lockheed Martin
4th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
7th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
93 d
since the pad's previous launch
Intelsat 906 (or IS-906) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.
Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Launches
80
Successful
77
96%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
58.7m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
10,200kg
Liftoff thrust
5,395kN
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