SICRAL 1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2001-005ALaunched 2/7/2001

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Sicral/Skynet 4F
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L 44L-3
Launch Date: 2/7/2001
Last Contact: 4/15/2021

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,605.5 km
Inclination: 0.07 deg
Dry Mass: 1,253 kg
Total Mass: 2,596 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Directorate General for Telecommunications, Informatics and Advanced Technologies (TELEDIFE)
Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2001-005A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/615

Track

Mentions

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All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio have delivered SICRAL 1 (no longer operational), SICRAL 1B, and SICRAL 2 satellites to the Italian Ministry of Defense.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 20, 2022Thales Alenia Space + Telespazio sign follow-on contract with Italian Ministry of Defense to develop the SICRAL 3 SATCOM system