Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
European Space Agency
Provider type
Multinational
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 16:37:21 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4271 ever
Mission
MaqSat 3 was a dummy satellite to test the Ariane Vehicle. ARD was the Advanced Reentry Demonstrator, built by ESA. This is developed for experimental purposes to validate reentry techniques.