Contel
Spacecraft · USA
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American agency overseeing development of spacecraft. Contel, USA.
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Chronology
1 event
1991 April 13
00:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925.- ASC-2 / Spacenet F4 - .
Mass: 1,350 kg (2,970 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: Contel.
Program: GTE.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft Bus: AS 3000.
Spacecraft: ASC.
USAF Sat Cat: 21227 . COSPAR: 1991-028A. Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Perigee: 35,780 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min.
Commercial business communications; stationed at 101 deg W. C, Ku band communications satellite. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 101 deg W in 1991-1999; 81 deg W in 2000. As of 6 September 2001 located at 172.04 deg E drifting at 0.007 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 34.51E drifting at 2.539W degrees per day.