Hermes

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1976-004ALaunched 1/17/1976

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: CTS
Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914
Launch Date: 1/17/1976
Last Contact: 12/8/1979

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.06 deg
Dry Mass: 311 kg
Total Mass: 685 kg

Payload Classification

Organizations

Operator: Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC)
Manufacturer: Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1976-004A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.342

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

The OS-Climate membership includes a global coalition of Allianz, Amazon, Federated Hermes, Microsoft, and S&P Global.

RelationshipsValue 3.8Feb 4, 2021Goldman Sachs joins Linux Foundation push for Open Source climate data

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) partnered with HERMES Live to provide broadcast-grade live streaming service to its global customers.

Relationships

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The European Space Agency canceled the Hermes crewed spaceplane project in 1992 after schedule delays and cost overruns.

PlanFinancialValue 4.0Oct 22, 2019Arianespace targets 2023 for lunar Ariane 6 rideshare mission

Ariane 5 was designed to launch a crewed European spaceplane called Hermes.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Oct 22, 2019Arianespace targets 2023 for lunar Ariane 6 rideshare mission