Ariane 42P launched the Hot Bird 4 direct-broadcast satellite from Kourou for Eutelsat, expanding the Hot Bird video and radio neighborhood serving European households with satellite TV reception.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.9 T
- Flight
- 11th
- of 15 Ariane 42P flights
- Date and time
- 27 February 1998, 22:38 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 42P
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1998-013
- Launches in 1998
- 14th of 82
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