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CAT-1

ESA artificial satellite. CAT-1 was launched on December 24, 1979 aboard a Ariane 1 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 27, 1989).

COSPAR 1979-104ANORAD 11645European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT: CAT 01
Common name: CAT-1
International designator: 1979-104A
NORAD catalog number: 11645
GCAT identifier: S11645
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/031

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: CAT
Owner: ESA
Country: European Space Agency
Builder: Aeritalia Space Systems
Platform (bus): CAT

Launch

Date: December 24, 1979 · 17:14 UTC
Launch record: 1979-104Success
Rocket: Ariane 1
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GTO
Perigee: 182 km
Apogee: 35,824 km
Inclination: 17.63°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 27, 1989
Last known active: Dec 27, 1979
End of operations: Dec 27, 1979

Size

Mass: 1,602 kg
Dry mass: 1,602 kg
Length: 2.5 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 2.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q48550 (CC0).