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Program: Telecom. Objective: Communications. Overview: Communications satellite network.
Major Events:

  • 1984 August 4 - Telecom 1A.  Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Mass: 690 kg (1,520 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    Stationed at 8 deg W. Communications satellite. Registration France 1984-2.B (Telecom 1A) 1985-2.B (Telecom 1B). 1988-1-C (Telecom 1C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 8 deg W in 1984-1992 As of 4 September 2001 located at 142.83 deg W drifting at 6.735 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 11.08W drifting at 6.728W degrees per day.

  • 1985 May 8 - Telecom 1B.  Spacecraft: ECS/OTS. Mass: 690 kg (1,520 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    Stationed at 5 deg W; business communications. Communications satellite. Registration France 1984-2.B (Telecom 1A) 1985-2.B (Telecom 1B). 1988-1-C (Telecom 1C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 5 deg W in 1985-1988 As of 3 September 2001 located at 4.82 deg E drifting at 0.111 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 86.72E drifting at 0.424E degrees per day.

  • 1988 March 11 - Telecom 1C.  Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Mass: 1,210 kg (2,660 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    French domestic communications; 5 deg E. Communications satellite. Registration France 1984-2.B (Telecom 1A) 1985-2.B (Telecom 1B). 1988-1-C (Telecom 1C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 5 deg W in 1988-1992; 3 deg E in 1992-1996 As of 5 September 2001 located at 109.19 deg W drifting at 8.404 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 34.65E drifting at 8.341W degrees per day.

  • 1991 December 16 - Telecom 2A.  Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Mass: 2,275 kg (5,015 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    French communications; 3 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 3 deg E in 1992; 8 deg W in 1992-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 8.05 deg W drifting at 0.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 111.59E drifting at 4.763W degrees per day.

  • 1992 April 15 - Telecom 2B.  Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Mass: 2,200 kg (4,800 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    Stationed at 3 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 5 deg W in 1992-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 24.98 deg E drifting at 0.634 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 77.10W drifting at 2.683W degrees per day.

  • 1995 December 6 - Telecom 2C.  Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Mass: 2,283 kg (5,033 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    Stationed at 1.1 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 3 deg E in 1996-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 5.05 deg W drifting at 0.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 3.02E drifting at 0.001E degrees per day.

  • 1996 August 8 - Telecom 2D.  Spacecraft: Eurostar 2000. Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 3 deg E in 1996; 5 deg W in 1996-2000; 8 deg W in 2000.- As of 5 September 2001 located at 7.90 deg W drifting at 0.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 7.85W drifting at 0.005W degrees per day.


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