Satcom-K
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Satcom-K1 and Satcom-K2 were the two third-generation satellites operated by RCA Americom. Built on the AS-4000 bus by Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin), both were launched on two different shuttle missions in 1985 and 1986. Satcom-K1 was the last major commercial satellite ever deployed from the Space Shuttle, which were discontinued after the 1986 Challenger disaster
NOTES:
- Requires the Space Shuttle addon to be installed first.
- Shuttle missions STS-61-B and STS-61-C will be modified by this addon upon installation
| Satcom-K (1985-2002) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission | Start | End | |||
| Satcom-K2 | 1985-Nov-27 | 2002-Feb | |||
| Deployed from STS-61-B (Atlantis) | |||||
| Satcom-K1 | 1986-Jan-12 | 1997-Jul | |||
| Deployed from STS-61-C (Columbia) | |||||
Satcom-K1 deploying from STS-61-C (Columbia), the last shuttle-deployed satellite before the 1986 Challenger disaster
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