flown missionSuccess

Ariane 42L | PAS 6B

ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 2 — Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaDec 22, 1998, 01:08 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: PAS 6B
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

In March 1998, Hughes Space and Communications Company of El Segundo, Calif., was selected by PanAmSat Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., to build PAS-6B, a Hughes HS-601HP spacecraft model to provide direct-to-home television transmissions in South America. The satellite was launched Dec. 21, 1998.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 22, 1998, 01:08 UTC
Window opens: Dec 22, 1998, 01:08 UTC
Window closes: Dec 22, 1998, 01:08 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:22 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Ariane 42L
Family: Ariane
Variant: 42L
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