CTS 1

Also called Hermès

Designation	08585 / 76004A
Launch date	17 Jan 1976
Launch site	CC, LC-17B
Launch vehicle	Delta-2914 (#606/D119)
Mission	Communication, Experimental
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min
Location	116°W

Prime manufactor	Canadian Communications Research Center (CRC)
Platform	Star-27
Operator	NASA, CSA
Mass at launch	674 kg
Mass in orbit	347 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	2 Ku-band transponders
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Used by the United States and Canada for TV transmission tests with small Earth stations. Also used for computer links.

Out of service

November 1979

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