Sirius-2 & Cakrawarta-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:48:00

Wednesday November 12, 1997

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Flight V102.

Cakrawarta-1

Wiki

IndoStar-1, also known as Cakrawarta-1, was a communication satellite that was launched on the evening of November 12, 1997, at 21:48 GMT aboard an Ariane 44L-3 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, as the first direct broadcasting satellite (DBS) in Asia, IndoStar-1 would initiate a new communication service for Indonesian society such as direct-to-home television.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

1,385 kilograms

Sirius-2

Wiki

Sirius Satellite Radio was a satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Holdings. Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002. It now provides 69 streams (channels) of music and 65 streams of sports, news, and entertainment to its subscribers. Music streams on Sirius carry a wide variety of genres, broadcasting 24 hours daily, commercial-free, and uncensored. A subset of Sirius music channels is included as part of the Dish Network satellite television service. Sirius channels are identified by Nielsen Audio with the label "SR" (e.g. "SR120", "SR9", "SR17").

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

2,938 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Ariane 44L

Active 1989 to 2003

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Rocket

Diameter: 3.8m

Height: 58.72m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 4,720 kg

Liftoff Thrust

6,000 Kilonewtons

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

ELA-2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

16 days

Stats

Ariane 4


72nd

Mission

9th

Mission of 1997

European Space Agency


91st

Mission

9th

Mission of 1997

1997


74th

Orbital launch attempt