Ariane V22 | Meteosat-3, PAS-1 and AMSAT P3C
The inaugural Ariane 4 flight carried Meteosat-3 for European weather observation, PAS-1 for commercial communications and the AMSAT P3C amateur-radio satellite.
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- Aliases
- First Ariane 4 launchMeteosat P2 launchPanAmSat 1 launch
- Name
- Ariane V22 | Meteosat-3, PAS-1 and AMSAT P3C
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- The inaugural Ariane 4 flight carried Meteosat-3 for European weather observation, PAS-1 for commercial communications and the AMSAT P3C amateur-radio satellite.
- End Date
- 1988-06-15
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- Outcome
- Successful deployment of Meteosat-3, PAS-1 and AMSAT P3C
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1988-06-15
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 21:39:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:55:20 UTC
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- Ariane V22 | Meteosat-3, PAS-1 and AMSAT P3C First Ariane 4 launch Meteosat P2 launch PanAmSat 1 launch
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