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Telecom 1C
Decommissioned French geostationary communications satellite. Telecom 1C was launched on March 11, 1988 aboard a Ariane 3 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1988-018BNORAD 18952France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Telecom 1C
- International designator
- 1988-018B
- NORAD catalog number
- 18952
- GCAT identifier
- S18952
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/197
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Telecom 1
- Owner
- France Telecom
- Country
- France
- Builder
- MATRA Space
- Platform (bus)
- ECS
Launch
- Date
- March 11, 1988 · 23:28 UTC
- Launch record
- 1988-018Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 3
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,777 km
- Apogee
- 35,786 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 13, 1996
- End of operations
- Feb 13, 1996
Size
- Mass
- 693 kg
- Dry mass
- 525 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,213 kg
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 16.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061231 (CC0).