Comstar

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Comstar

Program: Comstar. Objective: Communications. Overview: US domestic communications satellites. Major Events: .

13 May 1976 Comstar 1 Spacecraft: Intelsat 4A. Mass: 792 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur SLV-3D. More details
Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Launch vehicle put payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit
22 July 1976 Comstar 2 Spacecraft: Intelsat 4A. Mass: 792 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur SLV-3D. More details
Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Launch vehicle put payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit
29 June 1978 Comstar 3 Spacecraft: Intelsat 4A. Mass: 1,520 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur SLV-3D. More details
US domestic telephone service. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Launch vehicle put payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit
21 February 1981 Comstar 4 Spacecraft: Intelsat 4A. Mass: 1,520 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur SLV-3D. More details
Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Launch vehicle put payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit

Last update 12 March 2001.
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