Ariane 42L
SuccessAstra 1E · Arianespace
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Oct 19, 1995, 00:38 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Oct 19, 1995, 00:38 UTC – Thursday, Oct 19, 1995, 00:38 UTC
Provider
Arianespace
Rocket
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Astra 1E
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
With its constellation of Astra spacecraft, Société Européenne des Satellites (SES) of Luxembourg is delivering analog as well as digital television and radio services across Europe. Hughes Space and Communications Company (HSC) was building a series of Hughes 601 and Hughes 601HP body-stabilized model spacecraft for SES in its facilities in El Segundo, Calif.
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