SATCOM KU-2
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Organization | GE American Communications, Inc. (United States) |
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Mission type | Communications |
Launch date | November 28, 1985 |
Launch vehicle | STS-61B |
Carrier rocket | Space Shuttle |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
COSPAR ID | 1985-109D |
Mass | 1812.0 kg |
Alternate Names | 16276 |
Additional Information | Here |
PDMP Information | Here |
Telecommunications Information | Here |
Data Collection | {$Data Collection} |
SATCOM KU-2 was a commercial communications satellite built by RCA and deployed from the STS 61-B shuttle mission. It was placed in a geosynchronous orbit at 81 degrees W.