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Central Destination Guide

Explore Central in Ecuador

Central in the region of Sucumbios is a town in Ecuador - some 130 mi or ( 209 km ) East of Quito , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Central

Current time in Central is now 02:31 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tulcan, San Antonio, Riobamba, Quito, and Puerto Francisco de Orellana. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tulcan . Where to go and what to see in Central ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Galaxy 4R

Galaxy 4R is a Panamsat-owned communications satellite previously at an orbital location of 99° W, a slot once occupied by the Galaxy IV, which suffered a failure in 1998. G4R was launched on April 18, 2000, with an Ariane launch vehicle, and covered North America with twenty-four transponders each on the C- and Ku bands. The satellite is currently at 76.8°W, inclined.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 0.00 -76.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: 2000 in spaceflight, Communications satellites in geostationary orbit

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