Success
Atlantic Bird 2
Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 44P
GSOorbit
Alcatel Space has built Atlantic Bird 2 (26 channels in Ku Band for this Spacebus 3000 B2 Satellite) for Eutelsat. By meeting a rapid delivery schedule (16 month on ground delivery), which is made possible by an advanced production policy for the Spacebus-3000B2 platform, Alcatel Space has enabled Eutelsat to meet crucial back-up service requirements while expanding digital and multimedia services. In addition to the on-ground delivery of Atlantic Bird 2, Alcatel Space's prime contract with Eutelsat provides for the satellite's launch campaign, as well support for its operations and mission analysis.
Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 11:21 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,495
ASA Mission
#140
Pad Launch
#109
Location Launch
#153
Designator
2001-042
Launch Window
NET
Sep 25, 2001, 11:21 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 44P 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
56.9 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
357 t
Thrust
5,140 kN
LEO Capacity
6,500 kg
GTO Capacity
3,390 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1991
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 13d
Total Launches
15
Successful
15
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
15
Maiden flight: Apr 4, 1991
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
Sep 25, 2001, 8:21 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903