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PAS 4

Ariane 42LArianespaceAriane Launch Area 2
Thursday, August 3, 1995 · 10:58 PM UTC

This mission is complete.

Mission Brief

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.

PayloadPAS 4
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerArianespace
Stages2
PadAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Ariane Launch Area 2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
5.232°N
Longitude
52.778°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

10:58 PM UTC - 10:58 PM UTC

Vehicle

Ariane 42L

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Height63 m
LEO Payload10,900 kg
Launches356
Successes312

Provider

Arianespace

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Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.