An Ariane 44L launched two communications satellites from Kourou: Indonesia's Palapa C2 and the Israeli-built AMOS-1 (Superbird A), both destined for geostationary orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.4 T
- Flight
- 19th
- of 40 Ariane 44L flights
- Date and time
- 16 May 1996, 01:56 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1996-030
- Launches in 1996
- 32nd of 77
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