Orbited two geostationary communications satellites on a dual-payload flight from Kourou: Indonesia's Telkom 1, an AS 2100-based satellite for operator PT Telkom, and Japan's Superbird A1. Both spacecraft, each roughly 2.8 tonnes, were released into geostationary transfer orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.8 T
- Flight
- 13th
- of 15 Ariane 42P flights
- Date and time
- 12 August 1999, 22:52 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 42P
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1999-042
- Launches in 1999
- 44th of 78
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