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Italsat 1
Ariane 44L · Communications
1991Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre
Mission
Italy's first operational communications satellite was launched 15 January 1991 by an Ariane-44L H10 booster. Developed by a contractor team led by Alenia Spazio, Italsat carries ten active transponders plus five spares for 30/20 GHz and 50/40 GHz links with a capacity of 12,000 telephone circuits.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 2
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2