Arianespace
Hot Bird 3 & Meteosat 7
Ariane 44LP
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, September 2, 1997 · 22:21 UTC
Mission
/01Hot Bird 3 is a geostationary communications satellite. Meteosat 7 is an European meteorological satellite.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Ariane 44LP
Variant: 44LP
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5.232° N, 52.778° W
73
Pad Launches
108
Location Launches
98
Agency Launches
51
Orbital This Year