// communications · 1998
T1
Former American experimental communications satellite. T1 was launched on February 26, 1998 aboard a Pegasus XL from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 9, 2000).
COSPAR 1998-012BNORAD 25234United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- T1
- Payload designation
- BATSAT
- International designator
- 1998-012B
- NORAD catalog number
- 25234
- GCAT identifier
- S25234
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/341
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Teledesic
- Owner
- Teledesic
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- OSC Germantown
- Platform (bus)
- Microstar
Launch
- Date
- February 26, 1998 · 07:07 UTC
- Launch record
- 1998-012Success
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad RW30
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 534 km
- Apogee
- 579 km
- Inclination
- 97.75°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- October 9, 2000
- Last known active
- March 1998
- End of operations
- March 1998
Size
- Mass
- 69 kg
- Dry mass
- 69 kg
- Length
- 0.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.00 m
- Span
- 4.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18410496 (CC0).