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ECS 1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1983-058ALaunched 6/16/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ECS 1 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1
Launch Date: 6/16/1983
Last Contact: 12/11/1996

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,788.5 km
Inclination: 0.01 deg
Dry Mass: 466 kg
Total Mass: 1,043 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer: BAE Systems

Constellation

Name: Eutelsat GEO fleet historical
Active Satellites: 24

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-058A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/086