Marisat 1

Geostationary communications satellite. Marisat 1 was launched on February 19, 1976 aboard a Delta 2914 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1976-017ANORAD 8697United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Marisat 101
Common name: Marisat 1
Payload designation: Marisat A
Other names: Marisat F-1:P
International designator: 1976-017A
NORAD catalog number: 8697
GCAT identifier: S08697
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.344

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Marisat
Owner: Comsat
Country: United States
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-356

Launch

Date: February 19, 1976 · 22:32 UTC
Launch record: 1976-017Success
Rocket: Delta 2914
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,743 km
Apogee: 35,829 km
Inclination: 1.80°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Apr 2, 1997
End of operations: Apr 2, 1997

Size

Mass: 360 kg
Dry mass: 286 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 655 kg
Length: 1.6 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 3.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327668 (CC0).