Ariane 3 | Aussat A3 & ECS 4
Status: Success | Launched: Sep 16, 1987 00:45 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Arianespace (Commercial)
- Rocket: Ariane 3 — Ariane family
Mission
Geostationary communications satellites
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.