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Comstar 201

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1976-042ALaunched 5/13/1976

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Comstar D-1
Launch Vehicle: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Date: 5/13/1976
Last Contact: 10/26/1984

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787 km
Inclination: 0.05 deg
Dry Mass: 590 kg
Total Mass: 1,490 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: COMSAT
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1976-042A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.349