Ariane V33 | TV-Sat 2 and Hipparcos
V33 paired Germany's TV-Sat 2 direct-broadcast satellite with ESA's Hipparcos astrometry observatory, which later produced landmark stellar-position catalogues.
Follow this mission
Alerts are unavailable because this mission is no longer active.
Identity
- Aliases
- TV-SAT 2 launchHipparcos launch
- Name
- Ariane V33 | TV-Sat 2 and Hipparcos
- Slug
- ariane-v33-tv-sat-2-hipparcos-mission
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- Description
- V33 paired Germany's TV-Sat 2 direct-broadcast satellite with ESA's Hipparcos astrometry observatory, which later produced landmark stellar-position catalogues.
- End Date
- 1989-08-08
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful deployment of TV-Sat 2 and Hipparcos
- Program
- Ariane 4 launch programme
- Start Date
- 1989-08-08
- Vehicle Families
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 21:39:29 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 21:39:29 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles