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Italsat 1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1991-003ALaunched 1/15/1991

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Italsat 1/Eut. 2F2
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L 44L
Launch Date: 1/15/1991
Last Contact: 1/22/2001

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787 km
Inclination: 0.1 deg
Dry Mass: 950 kg
Total Mass: 1,865 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Italian Space Agency (ASI)
Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1991-003A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.396