Ariane 44LP
SuccessHispasat 1A & Satcom C3 · Arianespace
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Sep 10, 1992, 23:04 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Sep 10, 1992, 23:04 UTC – Thursday, Sep 10, 1992, 23:04 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
Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Hispasat 1A was the first satellite in the national system operated by the Spanish satellite communications operator Hispasat, for a dual civil/military mission, offering services to telecommunications operators and radio broadcasting both in Europe and North Africa and America. Satcom C3 was a second generation geostationary comsat built for RCA Americom.
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