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SBS 2

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1981-096ALaunched 9/24/1981

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: SBS 2 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Delta 3910
Launch Date: 9/24/1981
Last Contact: 9/7/1996

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,556.5 km
Inclination: 0.24 deg
Dry Mass: 424 kg
Total Mass: 1,064 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: Satellite Business Systems, Inc. (IBM/Aetna/Comsat)
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Constellation

Name: Satellite Business Systems GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1981-096A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/059