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Success
Communications
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Three of the most powerful broadcast satellites ever launched that are capable of direct-to-home (DTH) service are providing DTH programming to millions of consumers of PanAmSat. They were designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L).
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 2
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- 🌍 GUF
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 25.1°C
- Wind
- 13 km/h @ 112°
- Sky
- Mainly clear
- Source
- open-meteo-archive