Marisat 3

Communications satellite. Marisat 3 was launched on October 14, 1976 aboard a Delta 2914 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1976-101ANORAD 9478United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Marisat 102
Common name: Marisat 3
Payload designation: Marisat C
Other names: Marisat F-2:P
International designator: 1976-101A
NORAD catalog number: 9478
GCAT identifier: S09478
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/001

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: October 14, 1976 · 22:44 UTC
Launch record: 1976-101Success
Rocket: Delta 2914
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,781 km
Apogee: 35,791 km
Inclination: 2.10°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: October 2006
End of operations: Oct 29, 2008

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 Q18327667 (CC0).