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26 February 1992, 23:58 UTC

Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C

Ariane 44LGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Drawing of the Ariane 44L for Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C

Ariane 4 flight V50 carried Japan's Superbird-B1 and the Saudi-led Arabsat-1C communications satellites to geostationary transfer orbit from Kourou, debuting the upgraded H10+ third stage.

Outcome
Success
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Geostationary orbit
Payload to orbit
4.1 T
Flight
10th
of 40 Ariane 44L flights
Date and time
26 February 1992, 23:58 UTC
Builder
Aérospatiale
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Payload
Communications
International designator
1992-010
Launches in 1992
11th of 97

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