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Ariane 44P | ST-1

August 25, 1998 at 11:07 PM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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August 25, 1998 at 11:07 PM UTC

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Ariane Launch Area 2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2320, -52.7782

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Rocket: Ariane 44P
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 2
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: August 25, 1998 at 11:07 PM UTC
Window closes: August 25, 1998 at 11:07 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 4:22 AM UTC

Mission description

Jointly owned by Singapore Telecom (SingTel) and Chunghwa Telecom of Taiwan, the ST 1 satellite system provides telecommunications and direct-to-home broadcast services to most of Asia, up to 16 high-power Ku-band transponders over India, south-east Asia and Taiwan, and 14 C-band transponders for coverage from western India and Pakistan to Borneo, the Philippines and south-eastern China. The ST 1 satellite was launched in August 1998. Two ground control stations are located in Seletar (Singapore) and Taipei (Taiwan).

Vehicle

Ariane 44P

Ariane 4 · 44P

Height

56.9 m

Diameter

3.8 m

LEO capacity

6,500 kg

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Launch complex

Ariane Launch Area 2

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.

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