Spaceway F1

Direct broadcast satellite. Spaceway F1 was launched on April 26, 2005 aboard a Zenit-3SL from Kiritimati (Sea Launch). Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2005-015ANORAD 28644United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Spaceway 1
Common name: Spaceway F1
International designator: 2005-015A
NORAD catalog number: 28644
GCAT identifier: S28644
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/481

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Spaceway
Owner: DirecTV
Country: United States
Builder: Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus): BSS-702HP

Launch

Date: April 26, 2005 · 07:31 UTC
Launch record: 2005-015Success
Rocket: Zenit-3SL
Spaceport: Kiritimati (Sea Launch)

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/NS
Perigee: 31,829 km
Apogee: 39,718 km
Inclination: 0.16°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: December 2019
End of operations: December 2019

Size

Mass: 6,080 kg
Dry mass: 3,691 kg
Length: 7.3 m
Diameter: 3.30 m
Span: 40.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14276102 (CC0).