Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Tue, 02 Sep 1997 22:21:07 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4169 ever
Mission
Hot Bird 3 is a geostationary communications satellite. Meteosat 7 is an European meteorological satellite.