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TELECOM 1B
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
May 8, 1985 at 01:15 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 3 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,774 km
Periapsis
35,763 km
Inclination
10.15°
Orbital period
1435.18 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-035B
NORAD catalog №
15678
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
France
Radar cross-section
2.5119 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational