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Telecom 1A

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1984-081BLaunched 8/4/1984

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ECS 2/Telecom 1A
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 3
Launch Date: 8/4/1984
Last Contact: 9/9/1992

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.01 deg
Dry Mass: 529 kg
Total Mass: 1,190 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: France Telecom
Manufacturer: MATRA Space

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1984-081B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/159