Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
23:29:00
Monday March 6, 1989
Flight V29.
Météosat 4 is a European meteorological satellite. He makes several measurements of temperatures and takes several images of the surface of our planet to send them to us, in order to make our weather forecasts.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
682 kilograms
JCSAT-1 was a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing) on the HS-393 platform. It was originally ordered by Japan Communications Satellite Company (JCSAT), which later merged into the JSAT Corporation. It had a Ku band payload and operated on the 150°E longitude until it was replaced by JCSAT-1B.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
2,280 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESARocket
Diameter: 3.8m
Height: 58.72m
Payload to Orbit
GTO: 4,220 kg
Liftoff Thrust
5,800 Kilonewtons
Stages
3
Strap-ons
4
3rd
Mission
1st
Mission of 1989
20th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 1989
20th
Orbital launch attempt