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Ariane 44LP | Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3
Ariane 44LP
Sep 10, 1992, 11:04 PM UTC
Sep 10, 1992, 11:04 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 2
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- 🌍 GUF