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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 44LP
Launched 1992-09-10 23:04 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
62nd
orbital launch attempt in 1992
Arianespace
5th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
30 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Hispasat 1A was the first satellite in the national system operated by the Spanish satellite communications operator Hispasat, for a dual civil/military mission, offering services to telecommunications operators and radio broadcasting both in Europe and North Africa and America. Satcom C3 was a second generation geostationary comsat built for RCA Americom.
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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