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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 44L
Launched 1995-12-06 23:23:16 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
73rd
orbital launch attempt in 1995
Arianespace
11th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
11th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
19 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
Telecom 2C and Insat 2C are French and Indian 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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