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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2008-055ALaunched 10/29/2008

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Venesat-1
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3B G2
Launch Date: 10/29/2008
Last Contact: 3/20/2020

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.36 deg
Dry Mass: 2,500 kg
Total Mass: 5,050 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Bolivarian Space Agency of Venezuela
Manufacturer: China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2008-055A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.417