LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Jul 09 1996
Arianespace
Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(10:24 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(10:24 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:24 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Ariane 44LDescription:
The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Arabsat IIA and Türksat 1C are Saudi Arabian and Turkish communications satellites.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2