Ariane 44LP flight V53 carried two geostationary communications satellites: Hispasat 1A, Spain's first national satellite, and Satcom C3, built for RCA Americom.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.8 T
- Flight
- 7th
- of 26 Ariane 44LP flights
- Date and time
- 10 September 1992, 23:04 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44LP
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1992-060
- Launches in 1992
- 62nd of 97
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