Norad ID: 8476
| Spacetrack Directory Name | SATCOM 1 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 35915 km |
| Apogee | 36035 km |
SATCOM 1, 8476 is a payload satellite owned by RCA Globcom (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 13 Dec 1975 UTC via a DELTA 3914 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite SATCOM 1 Date of exalting 13.12.1975y.