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Meteosat P2

Ariane 44LP launch from Kourou (France) on June 15, 1988, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 15, 1988 · 11:19 UTCLaunch 1988-051Launch no. 3,301 in the log
RocketAriane 44LPvariant 44LP
SpaceportKouroupad ELA2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyArianespaceFrance

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 15, 1988, 11:19
Launch designation
1988-051
Mission
Meteosat P2
Flight name
Meteosat 3/PAS 1
Vehicle flight ID
V22 L401

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
38,535 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.3 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteosat 31988-051ANORAD 19215European Meteorological Satellite OrganizationMeteorology322 kgIn orbit
AMSAT-OSCAR-131988-051BNORAD 19216AMSAT-GermanyCommunications142 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 6, 1996
PAS 11988-051CNORAD 19217Panamsat CorpCommunications690 kgRenamed · Jul 3, 2006

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.