Launched two communications satellites, Nilesat 101 and BSat-1b, from Kourou. Nilesat 101 was Egypt's first direct-broadcast satellite, delivering over 100 TV channels across North Africa and the Middle East; BSat-1b served Japanese broadcasting from 110°E.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.4 T
- Flight
- 11th
- of 15 Ariane 44P flights
- Date and time
- 28 April 1998, 22:53 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 44P
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1998-024
- Launches in 1998
- 25th of 82
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