Spacenet 1 (Spacenet F1), a U.S. commercial communications satellite for GTE Spacenet, launched on Ariane 1 (V9) from Kourou into geosynchronous orbit—Arianespace’s first commercial launch for a U.S. customer.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.2 T
- Flight
- 9th
- of 11 Ariane 1 flights
- Date and time
- 23 May 1984, 01:33 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 1
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1984-049
- Launches in 1984
- 49th of 129
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