Ariane 40 launched the SPOT 4 Earth observation satellite from Kourou for CNES/Spot Image, carrying a new wide-field Vegetation imager alongside the standard high-resolution imaging instruments plus an experimental laser communications terminal.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.8 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 7 Ariane 40 flights
- Date and time
- 24 March 1998, 01:46 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 40
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1998-017
- Launches in 1998
- 18th of 82
See it in orbit
Space Atlas shows the satellites and rocket stages from this launch in 3D.
View satellites in Space Atlas