DSCS 2-15

USA

Spacecraft n°:

US spacecraft n°:

Launch data:

Designation 13636 / 82106A
Launch date30 Oct 1982
Launch siteCC, LC-40
Launch vehicle Titan-34D/ IUS (#131)
Mission Military:Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  TRW
Platform  
Operator 
Mass at launch   kg
Mass in orbit 612 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) dia: 2.7m, high: 1.82m
Solar array  
Stabilization  spin stabilized
DC power  BOL: 535 W
EOL: 358 W
Design lifetime  5 yrs

Location

Begin End Position
L: 30 Oct 1982   ?
Mar 1995 Mar 1997 65°E, inclined

End of life

Out of service Apr 1997
Cause deorbited

Downlinks in X-band
Ref: #15 - update: 22.07.08