Ariane V44 | ERS-1 and four small satellites
V44 launched ESA's ERS-1 remote-sensing satellite with Oscar 22, Orbcomm-X, Turbsat-1 and SARA. The five-spacecraft mission went to sun-synchronous orbit on an Ariane 40.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ERS-1 launchOscar 22 launchOrbcomm-X launch
- Name
- Ariane V44 | ERS-1 and four small satellites
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- V44 launched ESA's ERS-1 remote-sensing satellite with Oscar 22, Orbcomm-X, Turbsat-1 and SARA. The five-spacecraft mission went to sun-synchronous orbit on an Ariane 40.
- Destination
- Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit at approximately 800 km altitude for ESA’s ERS-1 Earth-observation mission and four secondary spacecraft
- End Date
- 1991-07-16
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Ariane V44 successfully deployed ERS-1 and four secondary spacecraft into sun-synchronous orbit.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1991-07-16
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:04:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 10:19:02 UTC
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- Ariane V44 | ERS-1 and four small satellites ERS-1 launch Oscar 22 launch Orbcomm-X launch
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