LaunchesAstra 1C & Arsene
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Astra 1C & Arsene
Ariane 42L · Communications
1993Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre
Mission
Astra 1B was the third of the Astra communications satellites launched and operated by SES (Société Européenne des Satellites). Arsene (Ariane Radio-Amateur Satellite Enseignement Espace) was designed and built by the French space agency CNES's radio amateur group (RACE) and carried a VHF/UHF and a UHF/S-band transponder.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Ariane 42L
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 2
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2