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EUTELSAT 1-F2 (ECS 2)

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
August 4, 1984 at 01:32 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 3 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
ECS 2 & Télécom 1A
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,242 km
Periapsis
36,168 km
Inclination
12.5°
Orbital period
1457.52 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1984-081A
NORAD catalog №
15158
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
5.0118 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational