An Ariane 44L lifted two communications satellites from Kourou: Superbird-A, Japan's second private geostationary comsat carrying C- and Ku-band transponders, and DFS Kopernikus 1, West Germany's first domestic telecom satellite.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.1 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 40 Ariane 44L flights
- Date and time
- 5 June 1989, 22:37 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1989-041
- Launches in 1989
- 41st of 102
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