LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Oct 19 1999
Arianespace
Orion 2
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(6:22 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(6:22 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(6:22 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Ariane 44LPDescription:
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
- Built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), Orion 2 features 36 high-powered Ku-band transponders. It was launched into the orbital slot located at 15 degrees west longitude, where in-orbit testing will be conducted. Loral was in negotiations with Eutelsat, also a satellite services provider, to complete coordination of the Orion 2 satellite with the Eutelsat spacecraft in the region.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2