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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 44LP
Launched 2001-11-27 00:35 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
53rd
orbital launch attempt in 2001
Arianespace
8th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
6th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
62 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
It is the fifth Boeing satellite to be built for DirecTV. It was successfully launched on an Ariane-44LP H10-3 on 26 November 2001 and entered service on 27 December 2001.
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
58.4m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
8,000kg
Liftoff thrust
5,270kN
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