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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1993-058BLaunched 9/12/1993
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
ACTS/Orfeus
Launch Vehicle
Space Shuttle
Launch Date
9/12/1993
Last Contact
4/28/2004
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
GEO
Altitude
36,533.5 km
Inclination
1.44 deg
Dry Mass
1,488 kg
Total Mass
2,770 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA Glenn Research Center
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Registry
COSPAR ID
1993-058B
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/688
Track
Mentions
31
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WRC-23 Final Acts were signed by 151 member states.

LegalGeneralValue 3.2Feb 6, 2024Spectrum for the Space and Satellite Industry

A total of 151 ITU Member States signed the WRC-23 Final Acts.

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LegalGeneralValue 2.0Dec 19, 2023World Radiocommunication Conference revises the ITU Radio Regulations to support spectrum sharing and technological innovation

The report responds to congressional requirements in the 2022 and 2023 National Defense Authorization Acts directing a review of Department of Defense space policy and requiring a publicly available strategy to defend on-orbit satellites of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.

LegalGeneralValue 1.5Sep 14, 2023DoD submits congressionally mandated space policy report

The Mitchell Institute called for Congress to provide robust resourcing to enable the Space Force to deliver enhanced space domain awareness and to develop space-based weapons systems designed to defend the JADC2 space transport layer against kinetic and non-kinetic acts of aggression.

LegalGeneralValue 2.2Oct 25, 2022Space Force to seek budget boost beyond 2023, China’s capabilities are ‘close to ours’

The Seabed 2030 Global Center produces and delivers global GEBCO products and acts as a Trusted Node for citizen-sourced data in support of IHO's Crowdsourced Bathymetry (CSB) initiative.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.7Jul 14, 2022Seabed 2030 partners with Terradepth to map the entire ocean floor

Ovzon-3 includes a reprogrammable onboard processor that acts as a mesh network to enable remote satellite terminals to operate independently of a teleport.

CapabilityValue 4.6Jun 28, 2022Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch

On 2022-02-28, Max Polyakov posted on LinkedIn that job offers to Ukrainian aerospace engineers intended to relocate them will be considered aggressive acts against Ukraine to steal intellectual capital.

GeneralGovernanceValue 1.8Mar 1, 2022EOS Data Analytics issues urgent plea for imagery of Ukraine

Senator Martin Heinrich secured a total of $11,000,000 for the Unite and Ignite Space facility in the 2020 and 2021 National Defense Authorization Acts.

FinancialLegalValue 4.0Feb 19, 2022State Fight: New Mexico’s growing reputation as a space state

Zachary Fox acts as a visual observer during the drone survey.

GeneralValue 0.8Jul 2, 2021Using Drone LiDAR to complete surveying jobs faster

AIDN acts as a focal point for defence industry interaction with Australia’s smaller defence companies.

GeneralValue 1.5Dec 9, 2020Drone technology company Department 13 joins Australian Industry & Defence Network

Telesat LEO Layer 2 transport service acts as a virtual fibre network and can deliver hundreds of Mbps to a terminal.

CapabilityValue 4.0Oct 1, 2020Nelco and Telesat partner to bring advanced LEO satellite network to India