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ST-1

Communications satellite of Singapore Telecom and Chunghwa Telecom. ST-1 was launched on August 25, 1998 aboard a Ariane 44P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1998-049ANORAD 25460Singapore

Identity

Name in GCAT
ST-1
Payload designation
Singapore-Taiwan 1
International designator
1998-049A
NORAD catalog number
25460
GCAT identifier
S25460

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Singapore-Taiwan
Owner
SingTel
Country
Singapore
Builder
Matra Marconi Space (Toulouse)
Platform (bus)
Eurostar 2000+

Launch

Date
August 25, 1998 · 23:07 UTC
Launch record
1998-049Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,755 km
Apogee
35,817 km
Inclination
0.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 6, 2013
End of operations
Dec 6, 2013

Size

Mass
3,255 kg
Dry mass
1,502 kg
Length
2.9 m
Diameter
1.70 m
Span
22.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7394591 (CC0).