Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1985-025A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 15629 |
Mission duration | 9 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Intelsat-VA |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 2013 kg |
Dry mass | 1098 kg [2] |
Power | 1800 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 March 1985, 23:55:00 UTC [3] |
Rocket | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR (AC-63) |
Launch site | CCAFS, LC-36B |
Contractor | General Dynamics |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | July 1999 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Epoch | 22 March 1985 |
Transponders | |
Band | 26 C-Band 6 Ku-band |
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