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OPTUS A1 (AUSSAT 1)

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Launch

Launch date
August 27, 1985 at 10:58 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-51-I
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,942 km
Periapsis
35,914 km
Inclination
13.3°
Orbital period
1443.32 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-076B
NORAD catalog №
15993
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
AustraliaAustralia
Radar cross-section
1 m²
Status
active

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