overview

Launch date
October 28, 1998
Payload(s)
AFRISTAR, GE-5
Customer(s)
Worldspace, GE Américan Communications, Inc.
Orbit
Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO)
Status
Success
Launch site
Spaceport, French Guiana (Guiana Space Center)
Launch vehicle
Ariane 4
Prime contractor(s)