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Satcom K1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1986-003BLaunched 1/12/1986

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 1/12/1986
Last Contact: 7/22/1997

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,787.5 km
Inclination: 0.02 deg
Dry Mass: 850 kg
Total Mass: 1,967 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: SES
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1986-003B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/148