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AT&T T-16

AT&T T-16 was launched on June 20, 2019 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-034ANORAD 44333United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
T16
Common name
AT&T T-16
Payload designation
T-16
International designator
2019-034A
NORAD catalog number
44333
GCAT identifier
S44333
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/942

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
ATT T16
Owner
DirecTV
Country
United States
Builder
Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse
Platform (bus)
Eurostar 3000LXH

Launch

Date
June 20, 2019 · 21:43 UTC
Launch record
2019-034Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,712 km
Apogee
35,732 km
Inclination
0.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 27, 2023

Size

Mass
6,330 kg
Dry mass
3,000 kg
Length
3.9 m
Diameter
2.40 m
Span
30.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q83277366 (CC0).