Panamsat-4

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:58:00

Thursday August 3, 1995

Mission Details

Launch Notes

First flight of Ariane 42L with an H10-3 stage. Flight V76.

Panamsat-4

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PANAMSAT 4, also known as PAS 4, was an American geostationary spacecraft that was launched by an Ariane rocket from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana. The 3,043 kg spacecraft carried 16 30-watt C-band transponders and 24 60-watt Ku-band transponders and was expected to provide 320 radio channels and 120 "DirecTV" channels. The parking longitude is 69 deg E.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,043 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Ariane 42L

Active 1993 to 2002

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Rocket

Diameter: 3.8m

Height: 58.72m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 3,480 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,538 Kilonewtons

Stages

3

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

ELA-2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

16 days

Stats

Ariane 4


48th

Mission

6th

Mission of 1995

European Space Agency


67th

Mission

6th

Mission of 1995

1995


44th

Orbital launch attempt