Tele-X

Success Arianespace, Ariane 2

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Swedish geostationary communications satellite

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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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Rocket and boosterAriane 2
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Ariane 2

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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
TELE-X 1989-027A Payload 36060 × 36137 km · 14.9° Globe
ARIANE 2 R/B 1989-027B Rocket body 328 × 15200 km · 4.0° Globe
ARIANE 2 DEB 1989-027C Debris 579 × 36180 km · 2.3° Globe
ARIANE 2 DEB 1989-027D Debris re-entered 2012-07-30
ARIANE 2 DEB 1989-027E Debris 431 × 21168 km · 6.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 1989-027. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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