Ariane V108 | Nilesat 101 and BSAT-1b
V108 carried Egypt's Nilesat 101 and Japan's BSAT-1b, pairing two regional direct-broadcast television satellites on one Ariane 44P mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Nilesat 101 launchBSAT 1B launch
- Name
- Ariane V108 | Nilesat 101 and BSAT-1b
- Slug
- ariane-v108-nilesat-101-bsat-1b-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- V108 carried Egypt's Nilesat 101 and Japan's BSAT-1b, pairing two regional direct-broadcast television satellites on one Ariane 44P mission.
- End Date
- 1998-04-28
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Ariane V108 successfully deployed Nilesat 101 and BSAT-1b into geostationary transfer orbit.
- Program
- Ariane 4 launch programme
- Start Date
- 1998-04-28
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:44:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:44:04 UTC
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