Satellites

Communications

EUTELSAT 2-F1

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

EUTELSAT 2-F1 is a Eutelsat communications satellite, launched on August 30, 1990 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
August 30, 1990 at 10:46 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44LP
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,062 km
Periapsis
36,034 km
Inclination
14.89°
Orbital period
1449.45 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Eutelsat
Launch mass
1,075.32 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-079B
NORAD catalog №
20777
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
6.3096 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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