SBS

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SBS

Program: SBS. Objective: Communications. Overview: Satellite Business Systems communications network. Major Events: .

15 November 1980 SBS 1 Spacecraft: HS 376. Mass: 550 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta 3914. More details
Satellite Business Systems. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
24 September 1981 SBS 2 Spacecraft: HS 376. Mass: 550 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta 3914. More details
Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
11 November 1982 SBS 3 Spacecraft: HS 376. Mass: 1,117 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. More details
Deployed from STS-5 11/11/82. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
30 August 1984 SBS 4 Spacecraft: HS 376. Mass: 1,117 kg. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. More details
Released from STS 41D 8/31/84; 101 deg W. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
08 September 1988 SBS 5 Spacecraft: HS 376. Mass: 1,241 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 2/3. More details
Stationed at 122 deg W.
12 October 1990 SBS 6 Spacecraft: HS 376. Mass: 2,478 kg. Launch Site: Kourou . Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L. More details
Stationed at 99 deg W. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

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