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DFS
Multipurpose communications.
Country: 
Germany. 
Spacecraft: 
Spacebus 100. 
Launch Vehicles: 
Ariane 44L, 
Delta 7925. 
Launch Sites: 
Cape Canaveral, 
Kourou. 
Agency: 
Bundespost. 
1989 June 5 - . 
22:37 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kourou. 
Launch Complex: 
Kourou ELA2. 
LV Family: 
Ariane. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Ariane 44L. 
- DFS 1 - . 
 Payload: Kopernikus 1. Mass: 1,416 kg (3,121 lb). Nation: Germany. 
Agency: Bundespost. 
Program: DFS. 
Class: Communications. 
 Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. 
 Completed Operations Date: 1996-01-01 .  USAF Sat Cat:  20041 .  COSPAR: 1989-041B. Apogee: 35,889 km (22,300 mi). Perigee: 35,683 km (22,172 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. 
Multipurpose communications; 23.5 deg E. Communications satellite, position 23.5E, Ariane 4 flight no 20. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 23 deg E in 1989-1993; 33 deg E in 1993-1995 As of 5 September 2001 located at 90.12 deg E drifting at 1.435 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 41.93E drifting at 1.416E degrees per day.
 
1990 July 24 - . 
22:25 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Kourou. 
Launch Complex: 
Kourou ELA2. 
LV Family: 
Ariane. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Ariane 44L. 
- DFS 2 - . 
 Payload: Kopernikus 2. Mass: 1,418 kg (3,126 lb). Nation: Germany. 
Agency: Bundespost. 
Program: DFS. 
Class: Communications. 
 Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. 
 USAF Sat Cat:  20706 .  COSPAR: 1990-063B. Apogee: 36,014 km (22,378 mi). Perigee: 35,965 km (22,347 mi). Inclination: 1.40 deg. Period: 1,446.50 min. 
West German DBS; 28.5 deg E. Communications satellite, position 28.5E Ariane 4 flight no 37. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 28 deg E in 1990-1999 As of 30 August 2001 located at 32.30 deg E drifting at 0.451 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 128.29W drifting at 2.623W degrees per day.
 
1992 October 12 - . 
09:47 GMT - . 
Launch Site: 
Cape Canaveral. 
Launch Complex: 
Cape Canaveral LC17B. 
LV Family: 
Thor. 
Launch Vehicle: 
Delta 7925. 
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