Marecs 1

Success Arianespace, Ariane 1

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Mission

Communications · Direct-GEO

Geostationary communications satellite

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbit
MARECS-A 1981-122A Payload 36789 × 37851 km · 11.5° Globe
CAT 4 1981-122B Payload 264 × 24998 km · 10.6° Globe
ARIANE 1 R/B 1981-122C Rocket body re-entered 1988-11-21

COSPAR ID 1981-122 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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