In the final flight of the Ariane 44P with the classic H10 upper stage, the rocket orbited Telesat Canada's Anik E1 communications satellite, providing C- and Ku-band television and data services across North America.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.9 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 15 Ariane 44P flights
- Date and time
- 26 September 1991, 23:43 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44P
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1991-067
- Launches in 1991
- 70th of 91
See it in orbit
Space Atlas shows the satellites and rocket stages from this launch in 3D.
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