Superbird-C

Geostationary communications satellite. Superbird-C was launched on July 28, 1997 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1997-036ANORAD 24880Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Superbird C
Common name: Superbird-C
Other names: Superbird 3:P
International designator: 1997-036A
NORAD catalog number: 24880
GCAT identifier: S24880
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/337

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Superbird
Owner: SCC
Country: Japan
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-601

Launch

Date: July 28, 1997 · 01:15 UTC
Launch record: 1997-036Success
Rocket: Atlas IIAS
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,767 km
Apogee: 35,804 km
Inclination: 0.01°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Dec 3, 2015
End of operations: Nov 8, 2015

Size

Mass: 3,130 kg
Dry mass: 1,700 kg
Length: 4.9 m
Diameter: 2.30 m
Span: 26.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061323 (CC0).