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Leasat 5

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1990-002BLaunched 1/9/1990

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: LDEF Retrieve
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 1/9/1990
Last Contact: 2/22/2010

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,784.5 km
Inclination: 3.36 deg
Dry Mass: 1,230 kg
Total Mass: 3,231 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

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

Constellation

Name: Leasat military communications
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1990-002B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/250