LAUNCH MISSION
Arianespace Ariane 44L Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Description
Superbird B1 and Arabsat 1C are Japanese and Saudi Arabian communications satellites.
Ariane 44L
Rocket Description
The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.