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SATCOM C4

SATCOM C4 was launched on August 31, 1992 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (June 2006).

COSPAR 1992-057ANORAD 22096United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Satcom C4
Common name
SATCOM C4
Payload designation
Satcom C-4
International designator
1992-057A
NORAD catalog number
22096
GCAT identifier
S22096
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/260

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Satcom C
Owner
GE Americom
Country
United States
Builder
GE Astro Space, East Windsor
Platform (bus)
AS3000

Launch

Date
August 31, 1992 · 10:40 UTC
Launch record
1992-057Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,764 km
Apogee
35,808 km
Inclination
0.11°
Status
Renamed
Status date
June 2006
Last known active
February 2007
End of operations
Feb 27, 2007

Size

Mass
772 kg
Dry mass
590 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,402 kg
Length
1.6 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
14.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061268 (CC0).