LAUNCH MISSION
Arianespace Ariane 44LP Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Description
Brasilsat B1 is a second generation Brazilian communications satellite. Türksat B1 is a Turkish communications satellite.
Ariane 44LP
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.