Teledesic 1

Also called Batsat and T1

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General

Designation	25234 / 98012B
Launch date	26 Feb 1998
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	535/581 km
Inclination	97.7°
Period	95.8 min
Launch vehicle	Pegasus XL
Launch site	Vandenberg

Batsat was the name used to cover the real purpose of the satellite; it was advertised as a small technology satellite to operate in X- and Ka-band.

The satellite had a partial failure in orbit; insurance paid $15 million.

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End of life

Decay

9 Oct 2000

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Orbital & Boeing
Platform	Microstar
Mass at launch	70 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Carries a Boeing Ka-band payload

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