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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 44P
Launched 1991-04-04 23:33 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
26th
orbital launch attempt in 1991
Arianespace
3rd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
32 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Anik E's provide North America-wide communications in both the C-band (6/4 GHz) and higher power Ku-band (14/12 GHz), and each satellite carries the equivalent of 56 analog television channels.
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
56.9m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
6,500kg
Liftoff thrust
5,140kN
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