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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 44P
Launched 2001-01-10 22:09 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geosynchronous Orbit
Worldwide
2nd
orbital launch attempt in 2001
Arianespace
1st
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
49 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
Türksat 2A, a.k.a. Eurasiasat 1, was a Turkish communications satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey and Eurasiasat SAM in Monaco.
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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