France Launches in 1998
France flew 11 orbital launch attempts in 1998, 13% of the world's 82, all of them successful. 2 on Ariane 44LP, 2 on Ariane 44P, 2 on Ariane 44L and 2 on Ariane 42L. Together they put 44 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1998
- 11
- no failures
- Share of the world
- 13%
- of 82
- Busiest month
- October
- 3 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 44 t
Month by month
France orbital launches per month, 1998
- 0Jan
- 2Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 0May
- 0Jun
- 0Jul
- 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 3Oct
- 0Nov
- 2Dec
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| Month | France |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 3 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 2 |
Rockets France flew in 1998
Every launch of 1998
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 February 1998 | Ariane 44LP | Inmarsat-3 F5 & Brasilsat B3 | Success |
| 27 February 1998 | Ariane 42P | Hot Bird 4 | Success |
| 24 March 1998 | Ariane 40 | SPOT-4 | Success |
| 28 April 1998 | Ariane 44P | Nilesat 101 & BSat 1b | Success |
| 25 August 1998 | Ariane 44P | ST-1 | Success |
| 16 September 1998 | Ariane 44LP | PAS 7 | Success |
| 5 October 1998 | Ariane 44L | Eutelsat W2 & Sirius 3 | Success |
| 21 October 1998 | Ariane 5 G | MaqSat 3 & ARD | Success |
| 28 October 1998 | Ariane 44L | Afristar & GE 5 | Success |
| 6 December 1998 | Ariane 42L | Satmex 5 | Success |
| 22 December 1998 | Ariane 42L | PAS 6B | Success |