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Bonum 1

Bonum 1 was launched on November 22, 1998 aboard a Delta 7925-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Oct 1, 2003).

COSPAR 1998-068ANORAD 25546Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
BONUM-1
Common name
Bonum 1
International designator
1998-068A
NORAD catalog number
25546
GCAT identifier
S25546
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/354

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
BONUM
Owner
BONUM-1
Country
Russia
Builder
Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus)
HS-376HP

Launch

Date
November 22, 1998 · 23:54 UTC
Launch record
1998-068Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,783 km
Apogee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.07°
Status
Renamed
Status date
October 1, 2003
Last known active
Dec 3, 2014
End of operations
Dec 3, 2014

Size

Mass
795 kg
Dry mass
600 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,425 kg
Length
7.5 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
7.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5669061 (CC0).