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Ariane 44P | N-STAR a
Arianespace · Ariane 44P · Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 76th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 4,010th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 29, 06:41 – Aug 29, 06:41 UTC
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N-STAR a
Two Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) satellites with the highest capacity of any commercial payloads in space were delivered on orbit in 1995 and 1996 and are now providing a variety of fixed and mobile domestic communications services to customers throughout Japan. These satellites, N-STAR-a and -b, replace the service of the SS/L CS satellites, which have now exceeded their expected lifetimes, and will also provide significant new services, which range from providing alternate routes for telephony, to emergency communications, to marine and terrestrial mobile services, and ISDN.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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