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Westar 6

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 1984-011BLaunched 2/3/1984

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy/MMU
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 2/3/1984
Last Contact: 11/14/1984

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 752 km
Inclination: 27.71 deg
Dry Mass: 450 kg
Total Mass: 1,150 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Western Union Telegraph Corp.
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1984-011B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/104

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During the November 1984 Shuttle flight, astronauts had to repeat the retrieval procedure for the Westar 6 communications satellite.

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