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TELECOM 1C
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
March 11, 1988 at 11:28 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 3 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,870 km
Periapsis
36,026 km
Inclination
15.09°
Orbital period
1470.03 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-018B
NORAD catalog №
18952
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
France
Radar cross-section
2.6537 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational