SATCOM KU-1
From The Space Library
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| Organization | GE American Communications, Inc. (United States) |
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| Mission type | Communications |
| Launch date | January 12, 1986 |
| Launch vehicle | STS-61C |
| Carrier rocket | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1986-003B |
| Mass | 1923.0 kg |
| Alternate Names | 16482 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| PDMP Information | Here |
| Telecommunications Information | Here |
SATCOM KU-1 was a commercial communications satellites built by RCA and deployed by the STS 61-C shuttle mission. It provided C-band video, voice and data services to commercial and government users in the continental US, Alaska and Hawaii. It was stationed in a geosynchronous orbit at 81 degrees W.
