Orbited two geostationary communications satellites: TDF 2, a French direct-broadcast satellite, and DFS Kopernikus 2, a German Bundespost telecom satellite stationed at 28.5 degrees East.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.7 T
- Flight
- 4th
- of 40 Ariane 44L flights
- Date and time
- 24 July 1990, 22:25 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1990-063
- Launches in 1990
- 66th of 121
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