Galaxy 1

TV And Communications Sattilite. Galaxy 1 was launched on June 28, 1983 aboard a Delta 3920/PAM from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1983-065ANORAD 14158United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Galaxy 1
Payload designation: Galaxy I
International designator: 1983-065A
NORAD catalog number: 14158
GCAT identifier: S14158
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/096

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Galaxy
Owner: HCI
Country: United States
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-376

Launch

Date: June 28, 1983 · 23:08 UTC
Launch record: 1983-065Success
Rocket: Delta 3920/PAM
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,784 km
Apogee: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.14°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Mar 10, 1994
End of operations: Mar 10, 1994

Size

Mass: 676 kg
Dry mass: 540 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,219 kg
Length: 6.8 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 6.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5518095 (CC0).