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RCA-SATCOM 4

RCA-SATCOM 4 was launched on January 16, 1982 aboard a Delta 3910/PAM from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1982-004ANORAD 13035United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Satcom 4
Common name
RCA-SATCOM 4
Payload designation
RCA-C'
International designator
1982-004A
NORAD catalog number
13035
GCAT identifier
S13035
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/067

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
RCA Satcom
Owner
RCA Americom
Country
United States
Builder
RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
Platform (bus)
Satcom

Launch

Date
January 16, 1982 · 01:55 UTC
Launch record
1982-004Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,776 km
Apogee
35,797 km
Inclination
0.16°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 8, 1991
End of operations
Dec 8, 1991

Size

Mass
577 kg
Dry mass
554 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,082 kg
Length
1.3 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
11.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061273 (CC0).