Gstar 3

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General

Designation	19483 / 88081A
Launch date	8 Sep 1988
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	93°W, inclined
Launch vehicle	Ariane V25

This satellite had a motor problem and so is inclined

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End of life

Out of service	Apr 1997
Cause	decommissioned, inclination too important

Despite decommissioning, the satellite was relocated to 105 deg West in Dec 1999

Authorized to carry the RDSS (radiodetermination satellite service) payload in the 1.610-1.6265 GHz band.

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
Ku-band
Transponder frequency chart

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