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TELECOM 1A
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
August 4, 1984 at 01:32 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 3 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
ECS 2 & Télécom 1A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,474 km
Periapsis
36,169 km
Inclination
12.76°
Orbital period
1463.51 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1984-081B
NORAD catalog №
15159
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
France
Radar cross-section
10.1506 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational