Stella was a copy of the Diamant-launched Starlette laser geodetic satellite. It was launched into a polar orbit to provide geodetic coverage of the polar regions missed by Starlette. Like Starlette, it had a mass of 48 kg and a diameter of 0.24 m. An additional 42 kg adapter/deployer was attached to the Ariane H10 stage.
| Stella | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Sep 26 | 0145 | Launch by Ariane 40 (V59) | CSG |
| 0147 | Stage 1 L220 sep (T+2:39) | ||
| 0148 | Fairing 01 sep (T+3:48) | ||
| 0149 | Stage 2 L33 sep (T+4:48) | ||
| 0150 | Stage 3 ignite (T+4:53) | ||
| 0201 | Stage 3 cutoff (T+16:44) | ||
| 0202 | SPOT 3 sep from H10 (T+17:17) | ||
| 0205 | STELLA sep from H10 (T+20:39) | ||
| 1993 Sep 27 | 100.90 797 x 805 x 98.7 | ||