Satcom-K 1

USA

Also called Satcom Ku 1

Launch data:

Designation 16482 / 86003B
Launch date 12 Jan 1986 - 11:55 UT
Launch site KSC, LC-39A
Launch vehicle  Shuttle STS-61C (by PAM-D2)
Mission Commercial telecommunication
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Inclination °
Period  min

Set out by STS crew
STS-61-C STS-61-C - The SATCOM Ku-1 commuications satellite deployed from Columbia - Credit: NASA.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Customer  
Platform  
Mass at launch  1100 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  box shaped body
Dimension  1.7 x 2.1 x 1.5 m
Solar array  15 m span solar array
Stabilization  3-axis
DC power  
Design lifetime  

Location:

BeginEndPosition
 L:12 Jan 1986 Apr 1997 85°W
 May 1997 late-Jun 1997 86.5°W

End of life

Out of service Jul 1997


Satcom K1 would have a spot to Hawaii

Transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal
Uplink 		Horizontal
Downlink 		Transponder Vertical
Downlink 		Vertical
Uplink
  11.7290 1    14.0290
14.0585   2  11.7585  
  11.7880 3    14.0880
14.1175   4  11.8175  
  11.8470 5    14.1470
14.1765   6  11.8765  
  11.9060 7    14.2060
14.2350   8  11.9350  
  11.9650 9    14.2650
14.2945   10 11.9945  
  12.0240 11   14.3240
14.3535   12 12.0530  
  12.0830 13   14.3830
14.4125   14 12.1125  
  12.1420 15   14.4420
14.4715   16 12.1715  

Ref: #3(SD191), #8, #15 - update: 21.08.08