GE 1 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
8 Sep 1996, 9:49pm
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
GE 1
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
GE-1 is owned by GE Americom and is a continuation of the old RCA/GE Satcom series. GE-1 has 24 C-band and 24 Ku-band transponders, and replaced Satcom K1. GE-1 was placed in a supersynchronous transfer orbit of 191 × 56495 km × 25.0 deg.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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