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ASC 1
American communications satellite. ASC 1 was launched on August 27, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (March 1991).
COSPAR 1985-076CNORAD 15994United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- ASC 1
- International designator
- 1985-076C
- NORAD catalog number
- 15994
- GCAT identifier
- S15994
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/141
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- ASC
- Owner
- Contel
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
- Platform (bus)
- AS3000
Launch
- Date
- August 27, 1985 · 10:58 UTC
- Launch record
- 1985-076Success
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,775 km
- Apogee
- 35,795 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- March 1991
- Last known active
- August 1994
- End of operations
- August 1994
Size
- Mass
- 838 kg
- Dry mass
- 600 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,467 kg
- Length
- 1.6 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 14.2 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327676 (CC0).