DFS 1

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General

Designation	20041 / 89041B
Launch date	5 Jun 1989
Country of origin	Germany
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V31

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 5 Jun 1989
Jan 1991	Jan 1993	23.5°E
Jul 1993	Nov 1995	33.5°E

Ran out of control a few days in Nov 1995. Control was regained in early December but DFS 1 escaped again in mid-December 1995

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End of life

Out of service	Nov 1995
Cause	satellite out of control

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
Ku-band
Ka-band
Transponder frequency chart

Beacon: 11.450 GHz vertical & 11.4535 GHz horizontal

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