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RCA-SATCOM 7

NSSDC/COSPAR ID: 1983-094A

Description

RCA-SATCOM 7 was the eighth in a series of RCA-GLOBCOM commercial communications satellites launched into a geosynchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral. The Delta rocket performed moninally, placing the spacecraft and its apogee boost motor (ABM) into the desired transfer orbit that permitted the propulsion systems to meet the desired objectives.

Alternate Names

  • RCA-H
  • 14328

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1983-09-08
Launch Vehicle: Delta
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 1121.0 kg

Funding Agency

  • GE American Communications, Inc. (United States)

Discipline

  • Communications

Additional Information

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