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Comstar 204

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1981-018ALaunched 2/21/1981

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Comstar D-4
Launch Vehicle: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Date: 2/21/1981
Last Contact: 1/1/2010

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787.5 km
Inclination: 0.33 deg
Dry Mass: 590 kg
Total Mass: 1,490 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

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

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1981-018A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/049