Launch data:
| Designation | 15561 / 85015B |
| Launch date | 08 Feb 1985 |
| Launch site | Ko, ELA-1 |
| Launch vehicle | Ariane-3 (V12) |
| Mission | Communications |
| Geostationary orbit: | |
Brasilsat A1 |
Brazil |
Spacecraft n°: |
Brazilian spacecraft n°: 1 |
Launch data:
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| Prime manufactor | Spar Aerospace (prime), Hughes (bus) |
| Platform | HS-376 |
| Operator | EMBRATEL |
| Mass at launch | 1195 kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | |
| Dimension (m) | |
| Equipment | 24 (+6) C-band transponders |
| Solar array | Solar cells (body mounted and drop-skirt) |
| Stabilization | |
| Propulsion | Star-30B |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime |
| Begin | End | Position |
| L: 8 Feb 1985 | 65°W | |
| late-1994 | mid-Jun 1996 | 63°W, inclined |
| mid-Jul 1996 | Aug 1998 | 79°W, inclined |
| Jan 1999 | 144°W, inclined |
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