Satellites

Payload

AMSC 1

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

AMSC 1 is a Mobile Satellite Ventures payload satellite, launched on April 7, 1995 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
April 7, 1995 at 11:47 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIA
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
AMSC 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,245 km
Periapsis
36,099 km
Inclination
13.32°
Orbital period
1455.85 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Mobile Satellite Ventures
Manufacturer
Hughes Space and Communications Co.
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
1,635.28 kg
Dry mass
1,330 kg
Power
3,300 W
Design lifetime
10 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1995-019A
NORAD catalog №
23553
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
16.9728 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational