October 19, 1995 at 12:38 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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October 19, 1995 at 12:38 AM UTC
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2320, -52.7782
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.
Ariane 4 · 42L
Height
55.6 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
7,000 kg
Successful launches
13
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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