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1996 · Arianespace

Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C

successAriane 44L | Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C

Arabsat IIA and Türksat 1C are Saudi Arabian and Turkish communications satellites.

Overview

Date / time
July 9, 1996 at 10:24 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 2
Mission
Arabsat IIA & Türksat 1C
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Ariane 44L →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 2

ARABSAT-2A
GEO
TURKSAT 1C
GEO