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Orion 1

Canadian communications satellite. Orion 1 was launched on November 29, 1994 aboard a Atlas IIA from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (November 1999).

COSPAR 1994-079ANORAD 23413United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Orion 1
International designator: 1994-079A
NORAD catalog number: 23413
GCAT identifier: S23413
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/288

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Orion Sat
Owner: Orion
Country: United States
Builder: Matra Marconi Space (Stevenage)
Platform (bus): Eurostar 2000

Launch

Date: November 29, 1994 · 10:21 UTC
Launch record: 1994-079Success
Rocket: Atlas IIA
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,776 km
Apogee: 35,797 km
Inclination: 0.03°
Status: Renamed
Status date: November 1999
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: Mar 20, 2008

Size

Mass: 2,333 kg
Dry mass: 1,112 kg
Length: 3.8 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 22.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771284 (CC0).