Status
Success
Brasilsat B1 & Türksat 1B
Launch Time
Wed Aug 10, 1994 23:05 UTC
Wed Aug 10, 1994 23:05 UTC
Flight V66.
Rocket
Mission Details
Brasilsat B1
Brasilsat B1 is a Brazilian communications satellite launched on August 10, 1994, by an Ariane rocket model 44L at Guiana Space Centre which is located in Kourou, French Guiana.
It was constructed by the United States and Brazil and is classified as a second-generation satellite. It is larger and more powerful than the previous generation of satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,760.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Türksat 1B
Türksat 1B was a Turkish communications satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey and Aérospatiale of France.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,743.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
1994
52nd orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
57th mission
4th mission of 1994
53rd successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission
Ariane 4
38th mission
4th mission of 1994
36th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission