Success
Arabsat 3A & Skynet 4E
Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 44L
Direct-GEOorbit
Arabsat 3A and Skynet 4E are geostationary communications satellites.
Friday, February 26, 1999 at 10:44 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,298
ASA Mission
#113
Pad Launch
#88
Location Launch
#125
Designator
1999-009
Launch Window
NET
Feb 26, 1999, 10:44 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 44L Specs
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.
Length
58.7 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
484 t
Thrust
5,395 kN
LEO Capacity
10,200 kg
GTO Capacity
4,950 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1989
Fastest Turnaround
18d 21h
Total Launches
40
Successful
39
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
37
Maiden flight: Jun 5, 1989
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Founded
1980
Administrator
CEO: David Cavaillolès
Total Launches
326
Successful
311
Failed
15
Pending
29
Consecutive Success
14
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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
Feb 26, 1999, 7:44 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903