An Ariane 44L launched the Intelsat 904 communications satellite, a Loral FS-1300HL-class spacecraft with 76 C-band and 22 Ku-band transponders, to a slot at 60 degrees east providing TV and internet services across Europe, Asia and Australia.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 34th
- of 40 Ariane 44L flights
- Date and time
- 23 February 2002, 06:59 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2002-007
- Launches in 2002
- 7th of 65
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