Spacenet 1

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General

Designation	14985 / 84049A
Launch date	23 May 1984
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V09

Was sold by GTE Spacenet to the Chinese and became Chinasat 5. Then the Chinese found an arrangement with Intelsat for 50% of it's capacity. At the same time China provided a Chinese orbital slot at 110.5°E for Intelsat 805.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 23 May 1984		102°W
< May 1992	May 1992 >	120°W
Feb 1995	Dec 1999	115.5°E

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End of life

Out of service	mid-Dec 1999
Cause	deorbited

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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C-band EIRP coverage (dBW)

Specifications
C-band
Ku-band
C-band transponder frequency chart

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Ku-band transponder frequency chart (GHz)

Horizontal Downlink	Transponder	Vertical Uplink
11.740	19	14.040
11.820	20	14.120
11.900	21	14.200
11.980	22	14.280
12.060	23	14.360
12.140	24	14.440

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