CTS
Spacecraft · Canada
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Canadian communications satellite. Canadian Telecommunications Satellite project. Only one spacecraft launched. Communication, Experimental satellite built by Canadian Communications Research Center (CRC) for NASA, CSA, Canada. Launched 1976.
More at: CTS.
Related
- Country
- Canada
- Engines
- Star 27
- Launch Vehicles
- Thor, Delta, Delta 2914, Delta 2000
- Launch Sites
- Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC17B
- Stages
- Star 27
- Agency
- CRCSS
Chronology
1 event
1976 January 17
23:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914.- CTS 1 - .
Payload: Hermes. Mass: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Nation: Canada.
Agency: CRCSS.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: CTS.
Completed Operations Date: 1979-12-08 . USAF Sat Cat: 8585 . COSPAR: 1976-004A. Apogee: 35,840 km (22,260 mi). Perigee: 35,704 km (22,185 mi). Inclination: 12.80 deg. Period: 1,435.40 min.
Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the Americas at 116 deg W in 1976-79; over the Pacific Ocean 142 deg W in 1979 As of 5 September 2001 located at 135.36 deg W drifting at 0.161 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 131.55W drifting at 0.190W degrees per day.