Spacenet 1

USA

Launch data:

Designation	14985 / 84049A
Launchdate	23 May 1984 - 1:33:29 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-1
Launch vehicle	Ariane-1 (V09-L9)
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit:

Was sold by GTE Spacenet to the Chinese and became Chinasat 5 (ZX 5). Then the Chinese found an arrangement with Intelsat for 50% of it's capacity. At the same time China provided a Chinese orbital slot at 110.5°E for Intelsat 805.

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 23 May 1984		102°W
< May 1992	May 1992 >	120°W
Feb 1995	Dec 1999	115.5°E

End of life

Out of service	mid-Dec 1999
Cause	deorbited

Ku-band transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Uplink
11.740	19	14.040
11.820	20	14.120
11.900	21	14.200
11.980	22	14.280
12.060	23	14.360
12.140	24	14.440

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou. Credit: #411

Headquarter cancel Paris. Credit: #411

Ref.: #7, #411 - update: 17.11.19

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