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Launch · COSPAR 1993-078 · 18 Dec 1993

DIRECTV 1 (DBS 1)

Guiana Space Centre, Kourou · FR5.24°, -52.77°

Payloads

2

Catalogued objects

4

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

2

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, KourouGuiana Space Centre, Kourou

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

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Payload Payload · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DIRECTV 1 (DBS 1)229301993-078AUnknownGEO36,106 / 36,198 km12.26°on orbit—
THAICOM 1229311993-078BUnknownGEO36,067 / 36,124 km12.06°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ARIANE 44L+ R/B229321993-078CDecayedLEO104 / 1,567 km4.16°27 Jan 1994—

Debris Debris · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ARIANE 44L+ DEB [SPELDA]229331993-078DDecayedLEO139 / 269 km3.64°04 Aug 2001—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1993-078
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
18 Dec 1993
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Site code
FRGUI
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYGB34T81YVNGE88J2D

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1993-078; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

DIRECTV 1 (DBS 1) — Launch 1993-078, 18 Dec 1993 | SatelliteIndex