Sirius W

Telecommunications satellite. Sirius W was launched on August 27, 1989 aboard a Delta 4925-8 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Dec 13, 1993).

COSPAR 1989-067ANORAD 20193United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT: Marcopolo 1
Common name: Sirius W
Payload designation: BSB R1
International designator: 1989-067A
NORAD catalog number: 20193
GCAT identifier: S20193
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/219

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: BSB
Owner: BSB
Country: United Kingdom
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-376

Launch

Date: August 27, 1989 · 22:59 UTC
Launch record: 1989-067Success
Rocket: Delta 4925-8
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,780 km
Apogee: 35,799 km
Inclination: 0.09°
Status: Renamed
Status date: December 13, 1993
Last known active: May 18, 2003
End of operations: May 18, 2003

Size

Mass: 690 kg
Dry mass: 500 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,233 kg
Length: 7.2 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 7.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2290062 (CC0).