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ECS 2

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1984-081ALaunched 8/4/1984

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ECS 2/Telecom 1A
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 3
Launch Date: 8/4/1984
Last Contact: 11/9/1993

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,785.5 km
Inclination: 0.04 deg
Dry Mass: 450 kg
Total Mass: 1,037 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Eutelsat
Manufacturer: BAE Systems

Constellation

Name: Eutelsat GEO fleet historical
Active Satellites: 24

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1984-081A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/112