NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Panamsat-4

Launch Time
Thu Aug 03, 1995 22:58 UTC

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

Rocket

Ariane 42L
Image Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 4,538 kN
Payload to GTO: 3,480 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 58.72 m

Mission Details

Panamsat-4

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,043.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Stats

1995

44th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

67th mission
6th mission of 1995
62nd successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission

Ariane 4

48th mission
6th mission of 1995
45th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission