Ariane V116 | Arabsat 3A and Skynet 4E
V116 carried Arabsat 3A, which expanded communications capacity at 26 degrees east, together with the United Kingdom's Skynet 4E military communications satellite.
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- Aliases
- Arabsat 3A launchSkynet 4E launch
- Name
- Ariane V116 | Arabsat 3A and Skynet 4E
- Slug
- ariane-v116-arabsat-3a-skynet-4e-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- V116 carried Arabsat 3A, which expanded communications capacity at 26 degrees east, together with the United Kingdom's Skynet 4E military communications satellite.
- End Date
- 1999-02-26
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful deployment of Arabsat 3A and Skynet 4E
- Program
- Ariane 4 launch programme
- Start Date
- 1999-02-26
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 21:23:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 21:23:59 UTC
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