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Arabsat 1B

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1985-048CLaunched 6/17/1985

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 6/17/1985
Last Contact: 4/3/1993

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,785 km
Inclination: 0.06 deg
Dry Mass: 592 kg
Total Mass: 1,270 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Arabsat
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: Arabsat GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 7

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1985-048C