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Italsat 1
Decommissioned Italian communications satellite. Italsat 1 was launched on January 15, 1991 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1991-003ANORAD 21055Italy
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Italsat 1
- Payload designation
- Italsat F1
- International designator
- 1991-003A
- NORAD catalog number
- 21055
- GCAT identifier
- S21055
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.396
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Italsat
- Owner
- ASI
- Country
- Italy
- Builder
- Alenia Spazio
- Platform (bus)
- Italsat
Launch
- Date
- January 15, 1991 · 23:10 UTC
- Launch record
- 1991-003Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,728 km
- Apogee
- 35,846 km
- Inclination
- 0.10°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- January 2001
- End of operations
- January 2001
Size
- Mass
- 1,865 kg
- Dry mass
- 950 kg
- Length
- 3.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 21.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327675 (CC0).