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Telecom 1A
Decommissioned French geostationary communications satellite. Telecom 1A was launched on August 4, 1984 aboard a Ariane 3 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1984-081BNORAD 15159France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Telecom 1A
- International designator
- 1984-081B
- NORAD catalog number
- 15159
- GCAT identifier
- S15159
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/159
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Telecom 1
- Owner
- France Telecom
- Country
- France
- Builder
- MATRA Space
- Platform (bus)
- ECS
Launch
- Date
- August 4, 1984 · 13:32 UTC
- Launch record
- 1984-081Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 3
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,778 km
- Apogee
- 35,795 km
- Inclination
- 0.01°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Sep 9, 1992
- End of operations
- Sep 9, 1992
Size
- Mass
- 669 kg
- Dry mass
- 529 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,190 kg
- Length
- 1.9 m
- Diameter
- 1.40 m
- Span
- 16.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061236 (CC0).