Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C

Success Arianespace, Ariane 3

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Geostationary communications satellites

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to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Rocket and boosterAriane 3
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Ariane 3

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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
SPACENET 3R 1988-018A Payload 35933 × 35987 km · 14.7° Globe
TELECOM 1C 1988-018B Payload 36030 × 36866 km · 15.0° Globe
ARIANE 3 R/B 1988-018C Rocket body 387 × 33606 km · 6.3° Globe
ARIANE 3 DEB [SYLDA] 1988-018D Debris re-entered 1989-02-01
ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-018E Debris re-entered 2004-06-30

COSPAR ID 1988-018. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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