European Space Agency

MaqSat 3 & ARD

Ariane 5 G

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, October 21, 1998 · 16:37 UTC

Mission

/01

MaqSat 3 was a dummy satellite to test the Ariane Vehicle. ARD was the Advanced Reentry Demonstrator, built by ESA. This is developed for experimental purposes to validate reentry techniques.

Mission Type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Ariane 5 G

Variant: G

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.239° N, 52.768° W

3

Pad Launches

121

Location Launches

3

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64

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