Hot Bird 3Rocket launchby ArianespaceEuropeLaunch time2 Sep 199722:21 UTCsuccessOrbit: GTOSerial number: V-99MissionRocketPayloadsRocket Ariane4 44LPlaunched from Guiana Space Centre, ELA-2French GuianaPayloadsNamePurposeMassCommentHot Bird 3---Meteosat 7---