1998 · European Space Agency

MaqSat 3 & ARD

successAriane 5 G | MaqSat 3 & ARD

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.

Overview

Date / time: October 21, 1998 at 04:37 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission: MaqSat 3 & ARD
Mission type: Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 G →

Launch provider

European Space Agency →

Payloads deployed · 1

MAQSAT 3 & ARIANE 5 R/B

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