ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Ariane 42L | PAS 6B
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Arianespace's 112th launch · 10th this year · humanity's 4,287th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 22, 01:08 – Dec 22, 01:08 UTC
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PAS 6B
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.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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