ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
PAS 3
Launched
December 1, 1994
Image: NASA
Summary
PAS 3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 1, 1994. The mission failed. It was Arianespace's 69th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,952nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 42P flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Ariane 42P flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 69th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,952nd orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
In November 1991, PanAmSat Corporation ordered three Hughes HS-601 model PAS (PanAmSat) satellites from Hughes Space and Communications Company. The satellites provide video services for program distribution and syndication; data services for business applications; and services for video, radio, data and telephone transmission. They were placed over the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, respectively. In August 1993, PanAmSat ordered a fourth satellite, to be used as a spare. The spare was pressed into service to replace the first PAS-3 spacecraft, which was lost during a launch vehicle failure.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
45th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 8th this year · 79th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did PAS 3 launch?
PAS 3 launched on December 1, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 3?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did PAS 3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was PAS 3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.