September 10, 1992 at 11:04 PM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2320, -52.7782
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.
Ariane 4 · 44LP
Height
58.4 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
8,000 kg
Successful launches
25
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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August 17, 2000 at 11:16 PM UTC
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