An Ariane 44P launched the Intelsat 709 communications satellite from Kourou into geostationary transfer orbit for the international satellite operator Intelsat.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.4 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 15 Ariane 44P flights
- Date and time
- 15 June 1996, 06:55 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44P
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1996-035
- Launches in 1996
- 38th of 77
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