Feb 9 1985
From The Space Library
The European launcher Ariane 3 launched two satellites, Brazil's Brasilsat 1 and the Arab Arabsat 1, FBIS AFP in Spanish reported. Frederick D'Al lest, French Center for Space Studies director general, noted Ariane had taken off on schedule, down to the exact hour planned a year previously.
Ariane's three sections functioned perfectly, and the 3rd one had reached satellite-ejection speed at an altitude of 210 km; three minutes later Arabsat 1 separated from the rocket, followed a half minute later by Brasilsat 1. The satellites would require several weeks to reach their geostationary orbits: Arabsat 1 over Zaire, Brasilsat 1 above central Brazil. (FBIS AFP in Spanish, Feb 9/85)
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