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Geostationary communications satellite
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Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 44LP
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP
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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit22 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKYNET 4B 1988-109A | Payload | 35923 × 35991 km · 13.0° | Globe |
| ASTRA 1A 1988-109B | Payload | 36278 × 36397 km · 14.8° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP R/B 1988-109C | Rocket body | 482 × 35207 km · 6.5° | Globe |
| ARIANE DEB [SPELDA] 1988-109D | Debris | re-entered 1993-10-22 | |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109E | Debris | 571 × 35997 km · 7.0° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109F | Debris | 397 × 29467 km · 7.0° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109G | Debris | 375 × 26030 km · 6.6° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109H | Debris | 488 × 33699 km · 6.8° | Globe |
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| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109J | Debris | 441 × 34751 km · 6.6° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109K | Debris | 475 × 35149 km · 6.6° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109L | Debris | 687 × 37365 km · 6.2° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109M | Debris | 846 × 36937 km · 6.2° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109N | Debris | re-entered 2002-09-07 | |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109P | Debris | 1006 × 35922 km · 6.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109Q | Debris | 786 × 35814 km · 6.5° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109R | Debris | 738 × 35802 km · 6.7° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109S | Debris | 584 × 35557 km · 6.6° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109T | Debris | 382 × 34220 km · 7.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109U | Debris | 425 × 34182 km · 6.5° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109V | Debris | 710 × 35974 km · 6.9° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109W | Debris | 642 × 33712 km · 6.5° | Globe |
| ARIANE 44LP DEB 1988-109X | Debris | 457 × 31052 km · 7.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1988-109. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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