December 22, 1998 at 1:08 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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December 22, 1998 at 1:08 AM UTC
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2320, -52.7782
In March 1998, Hughes Space and Communications Company of El Segundo, Calif., was selected by PanAmSat Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., to build PAS-6B, a Hughes HS-601HP spacecraft model to provide direct-to-home television transmissions in South America. The satellite was launched Dec. 21, 1998.
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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January 23, 2002 at 11:46 PM UTC
October 6, 2000 at 11:00 PM UTC
April 19, 2000 at 12:29 AM UTC
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December 6, 1998 at 12:43 AM UTC
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