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Telecom 1B

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1985-035BLaunched 5/8/1985

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Gstar 1/Telecom 1B
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 3
Launch Date: 5/8/1985
Last Contact: 1/15/1988

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,786.5 km
Inclination: 0.01 deg
Dry Mass: 525 kg
Total Mass: 1,185 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: France Telecom
Manufacturer: MATRA Space

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1985-035B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/159