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Westar 3
Westar 3 was launched on August 10, 1979 aboard a Delta 2914 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1979-072ANORAD 11484United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Westar 3
- International designator
- 1979-072A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11484
- GCAT identifier
- S11484
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/028
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Westar A
- Owner
- WUTC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-333
Launch
- Date
- August 10, 1979 · 00:20 UTC
- Launch record
- 1979-072Success
- Rocket
- Delta 2914
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,781 km
- Apogee
- 35,786 km
- Inclination
- 0.23°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jan 24, 1990
- End of operations
- Jan 24, 1990
Size
- Mass
- 282 kg
- Dry mass
- 220 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 572 kg
- Length
- 1.6 m
- Diameter
- 1.90 m
- Span
- 3.7 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16943255 (CC0).