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Spacenet 1
Spacenet 1 was launched on May 23, 1984 aboard a Ariane 1 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (December 1992).
COSPAR 1984-049ANORAD 14985United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Spacenet F1
- Common name
- Spacenet 1
- International designator
- 1984-049A
- NORAD catalog number
- 14985
- GCAT identifier
- S14985
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/110
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Spacenet
- Owner
- GTE
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
- Platform (bus)
- AS3000
Launch
- Date
- May 23, 1984 · 01:33 UTC
- Launch record
- 1984-049Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 1
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,785 km
- Apogee
- 35,788 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- December 1992
- Last known active
- December 1999
- End of operations
- December 1999
Size
- Mass
- 672 kg
- Dry mass
- 300 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,196 kg
- Length
- 3.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 14.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327681 (CC0).