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Ariane 44L | Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B
Arianespace · Ariane 44L · Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 57th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 3,834th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 22, 22:58 – Jul 22, 22:58 UTC
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Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B
Hispasat 1A and B were the first two satellites 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. Hispasat 1A was launched in September 1992, and Hispasat 1B in July 1993. From its orbital position of 30 degrees West above the Atlantic and close to the Brazilian coast, this was the first European satellite system to provide transatlantic capacity, simultaneously covering all the Latin American countries and the United States, areas that have a great deal in common both culturally and linguistically.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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