Ariane 40 launched France's SPOT 2 Earth-observation satellite from Kourou into sun-synchronous orbit, continuing the SPOT program's high-resolution imaging, alongside small rideshare payloads including the PACSAT amateur-radio/store-and-forward technology satellite.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 7 Ariane 40 flights
- Date and time
- 22 January 1990, 01:35 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 40
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1990-005
- Launches in 1990
- 5th of 121
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