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Rainbow 1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2003-033ALaunched 7/17/2003

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Rainbow 1 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 521
Launch Date: 7/17/2003
Last Contact: 10/24/2019

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.01 deg
Dry Mass: 2,000 kg
Total Mass: 4,328 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Rainbow DBS Company LLC
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2003-033A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/437