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SkyTerra 1

SkyTerra 1 was launched on November 14, 2010 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2010-061ANORAD 37218United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
SkyTerra 1
Payload designation
MSV 1
International designator
2010-061A
NORAD catalog number
37218
GCAT identifier
S37218
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/611

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
SkyTerra
Owner
SkyTerra
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
HS-GEM

Launch

Date
November 14, 2010 · 17:29 UTC
Launch record
2010-061Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,772 km
Apogee
35,800 km
Inclination
6.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2023

Size

Mass
5,360 kg
Dry mass
3,000 kg
Length
22.0 m
Diameter
29.00 m
Span
41.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2293238 (CC0).