Ariane 44LP
In-activeAérospatiale ()
June 15, 1988
Description
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.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
58.4 m -
Diameter
3.8 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.8 m -
Launch Mass
420.0 T -
Thrust
5270.0 kN
Family
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Name
Ariane 44LP -
Family
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Variant
44LP -
Alias
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Full Name
Ariane 44LP
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
8000.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
4170.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Aérospatiale
Government
None
1970Aérospatiale was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société nationale industrielle aérospatiale (SNIAS). Its head office was in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The name was changed to Aérospatiale during 1970.
Ariane 44LP | DirecTV-4S
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Nov. 27, 2001, 12:35 a.m.
Ariane 44LP | Europe*Star 1
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 29, 2000, 5:59 a.m.
Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 17, 2000, 11:16 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Superbird B2
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 18, 2000, 1:04 a.m.
Ariane 44LP | GE 4
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Nov. 13, 1999, 10:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
GE-4, a hybrid C-/Ku-band satellite, serves North and South America from its orbital location at 101 degrees West. The A2100AX satellite is designed for a 15-year lifespan, but carries enough fuel to operate for a longer period of time.
Geostationary OrbitAriane 44LP | Orion 2
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 19, 1999, 6:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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.
Geostationary OrbitAriane 44LP | Telstar 7
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 25, 1999, 6:29 a.m.
Ariane 44LP | PAS 7
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 16, 1998, 6:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Three of the most powerful broadcast satellites ever launched that are capable of direct-to-home (DTH) service are providing DTH programming to millions of consumers of PanAmSat. They were designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L).
Geostationary OrbitAriane 44LP | Inmarsat-3 F5 & Brasilsat B3
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Feb. 4, 1998, 11:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Launched in 1996-8, the Inmarsat-3s were built by Lockheed Martin Astro Space (now Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space) of the USA, responsible for the basic spacecraft, and the European Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium), which developed the communications payload. Brazil's second generation of communications satellites are the result of joint engineering and manufacturing efforts in the United States and Brazil. The new spacecraft are called the Brasilsat B series, and are widebody, more powerful versions of Hughes Space and Communications Company's popular HS-376 model. EMBRATEL, Brazil's telecommunications company, signed a contract in August 1990 for two spacecraft. In December 1995, with those new satellites in orbit and rapidly filling with customers, EMBRATEL exercised an option for a third spacecraft. A fourth was ordered in June 1998.
Geostationary OrbitAriane 44LP | Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 2, 1997, 10:21 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
April 16, 1997, 11:08 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 707
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 14, 1996, 7:11 a.m.
Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 706
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
May 17, 1995, 6:34 a.m.
Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B2 & Hotbird 1
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 28, 1995, 11:14 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 10, 1994, 11:05 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | INTELSAT 702
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 17, 1994, 7:07 a.m.
Ariane 44LP | Eutelsat 2 F5 & Türksat 1A
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Jan. 24, 1994, 9:37 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Solidaridad 1 & Meteosat 6
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Nov. 20, 1993, 1:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
When the Mexican government planned the implementation of a second-generation satellite system, it turned again to Hughes Space and Communications Company. The new pair of spacecraft is called Solidaridad, signifying the way satellite telecommunications are uniting the urban and remote parts of the country with one another and the rest of the world. These replace the two Hughes-built Morelos satellites, the first of which was retired in 1994 after nine years' service. The Solidaridad contract was signed in May 1991. The spacecraft are operated by the government agency Telecomunicaciones de Mexico (Telecomm).
Geostationary OrbitAriane 44LP | INTELSAT 701
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Oct. 22, 1993, 6:46 a.m.
Ariane 44LP | Hispasat 1A & Satcom C3
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 10, 1992, 11:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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.
Geostationary OrbitAriane 44LP | Astra 1B & Meteosat 5
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 2, 1991, 11:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Astra 1B was the second of the Astra communications satellites launched and operated by SES (Société Européenne des Satellites). It was believed to have been launched in a faulty condition, and suffered a thruster failure early in its life, causing minor drift, meaning that it became permanently difficult to obtain a steady lock on the satellite. This was most notable on analogue transmissions where the picture would move from clear to carrying sparklies and back again.
Geostationary OrbitAriane 44LP | Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 30, 1990, 10:46 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | TV-Sat 2
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 8, 1989, 11:25 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 6, 1989, 11:29 p.m.
Ariane 44LP | Skynet 4B & Astra 1A
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 11, 1988, 12:33 a.m.
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