Carried the geostationary communications satellites PanAmSat 3R (Hughes HS-601, later Intelsat 3R) for PanAmSat and MEASAT 1, Malaysia's first commercial satellite, as a dual payload on an Ariane 44L from Kourou.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 18th
- of 40 Ariane 44L flights
- Date and time
- 12 January 1996, 23:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1996-002
- Launches in 1996
- 2nd of 77
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