Ariane 42P | PAS 3
ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 2 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- PAS 3
- Type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
In November 1991, PanAmSat Corporation ordered three Hughes HS-601 model PAS (PanAmSat) satellites from Hughes Space and Communications Company. The satellites provide video services for program distribution and syndication; data services for business applications; and services for video, radio, data and telephone transmission. They were placed over the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, respectively. In August 1993, PanAmSat ordered a fourth satellite, to be used as a spare. The spare was pressed into service to replace the first PAS-3 spacecraft, which was lost during a launch vehicle failure.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Ariane 42P
- Family
- Ariane
- Variant
- 42P
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- FRA
launch site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 2
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- GUF
- Timezone
- America/Cayenne
- Coordinates
- 5.2320, -52.7782