NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1992-060B
SATCOM C3 was a commercial communications satellite launched by an Ariane-4 rocket from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana. Built and operated by GE Americom, it provided uplink, downlink, tape playback, terrestrial interconnections, and end-to-end turnkey solutions to commercial and government users in the continental US, Alaska and Hawaii. It was placed in a geosynchronous orbit at 131 degrees W.
Launch Date: 1992-09-10
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 4
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 1375 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office