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SBS 3

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1982-110BLaunched 11/11/1982

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 11/11/1982
Last Contact: 6/1/1995

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787.5 km
Inclination: 0.26 deg
Dry Mass: 441 kg
Total Mass: 1,115 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Satellite Business Systems, Inc. (IBM/Aetna/Comsat)
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Constellation

Name: Satellite Business Systems GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1982-110B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/075