Ariane 44L flight V41 carried two geostationary communications satellites from Kourou: Italsat 1, Italy's experimental Ku/Ka-band domestic relay satellite, and Eutelsat II F2 for pan-European telecom and broadcast services.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.9 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 40 Ariane 44L flights
- Date and time
- 15 January 1991, 23:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1991-003
- Launches in 1991
- 3rd of 91
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