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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 44L
Launched 1991-01-15 23:10:49 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
3rd
orbital launch attempt in 1991
Arianespace
1st
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
55 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Italy's first operational communications satellite was launched 15 January 1991 by an Ariane-44L H10 booster. Developed by a contractor team led by Alenia Spazio, Italsat carries ten active transponders plus five spares for 30/20 GHz and 50/40 GHz links with a capacity of 12,000 telephone circuits.
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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