Success
Orion 2
Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 44LP
Direct-GEOorbit
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.
Tuesday, October 19, 1999 at 6:22 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,350
ASA Mission
#118
Pad Launch
#93
Location Launch
#130
Designator
1999-059
Launch Window
NET
Oct 19, 1999, 6:22 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 44LP 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
58.4 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
420 t
Thrust
5,270 kN
LEO Capacity
8,000 kg
GTO Capacity
4,170 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1988
Fastest Turnaround
23d 23h
Total Launches
26
Successful
25
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
16
Maiden flight: Jun 15, 1988
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
Oct 19, 1999, 3:22 AM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903