Arianespace Ariane 44LP Eutelsat 2 F5 & Türksat 1A
Ariane 44LP
Status
Failure
Date
24 JAN 1994
21:37
Mission Overview
Eutelsat 2 F5 and Türksat 1A are communications satellites operating in GEO.
Rocket
Ariane 44LP
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
58.4 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
420 T
Thrust
5,270 kN
