Astra 1BRocket launchby ArianespaceEuropeLaunch time2 Mar 199123:36 UTCsuccessOrbit: GTOSerial number: V-42MissionRocketPayloadsRocket Ariane4 44LPlaunched from Guiana Space Centre, ELA-2French GuianaPayloadsNamePurposeMassCommentAstra 1B---Meteosat 5---