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WildBlue 1
WildBlue 1 was launched on December 8, 2006 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Dec 18, 2009).
COSPAR 2006-054ANORAD 29643United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- WildBlue 1
- International designator
- 2006-054A
- NORAD catalog number
- 29643
- GCAT identifier
- S29643
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/514
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- WildBlue
- Owner
- WildBlue
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- SS/Loral
- Platform (bus)
- SSL-1300
Launch
- Date
- December 8, 2006 · 22:08 UTC
- Launch record
- 2006-054Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,781 km
- Apogee
- 35,792 km
- Inclination
- 0.03°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- December 18, 2009
- Last known active
- Jul 28, 2026
- End of operations
- Jul 22, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 4,735 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,995 kg
- Length
- 5.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.40 m
- Span
- 31.1 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2570253 (CC0).