Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialIn March 1998, Hughes Space and Communications Company of El Segundo, Calif., was selected by PanAmSat Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., to build PAS-6B, a Hughes HS-601HP spacecraft model to provide direct-to-home television transmissions in South America. The satellite was launched Dec. 21, 1998.
Orbital Attempt
#4,287
ASA Mission
#112
Pad Launch
#87
Location Launch
#124
Designator
1998-075
Dec 22, 1998, 1:08 AM
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The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Dec 21, 1998, 10:08 PM
Total Launches
334
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903
