Ariane 44L lofted two communications satellites to geostationary transfer orbit from Kourou: Italy's Italsat F2, an experimental Ka-band relay satellite, and France's Telecom 2D, expanding France Telecom's domestic network.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.7 T
- Flight
- 21st
- of 40 Ariane 44L flights
- Date and time
- 8 August 1996, 22:49 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1996-044
- Launches in 1996
- 48th of 77
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