Ariane 44L launched Spain's Hispasat 1B communications satellite alongside India's Insat 2B from Kourou, placing both into geostationary transfer orbit as part of Arianespace Flight V58.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.5 T
- Flight
- 13th
- of 40 Ariane 44L flights
- Date and time
- 22 July 1993, 22:58 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1993-048
- Launches in 1993
- 49th of 83
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