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Program: DFS. Objective: Communications. Overview: Multipurpose communications.

Major Events:

1989 June 5 - DFS 1. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,416 kg (3,121 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.
Multipurpose communications; 23.5 deg E. Communications satellite, position 23.5E, Ariane 4 flight no 20. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 23 deg E in 1989-1993; 33 deg E in 1993-1995 As of 5 September 2001 located at 90.12 deg E drifting at 1.435 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 41.93E drifting at 1.416E degrees per day.

1990 July 24 - DFS 2. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,418 kg (3,126 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.
West German DBS; 28.5 deg E. Communications satellite, position 28.5E Ariane 4 flight no 37. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 28 deg E in 1990-1999 As of 30 August 2001 located at 32.30 deg E drifting at 0.451 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 128.29W drifting at 2.623W degrees per day.

1992 October 12 - DFS 3. Spacecraft: Spacebus 100. Mass: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Delta.
Stationed at 33.5 deg E. Communication satellite. Longitude 33.5 deg E. Delta II flight no 212. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 31 deg E in 1992; 23 deg E in 1993-1999 As of 1 September 2001 located at 23.45 deg E drifting at 0.001 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 29.79E drifting at 1.955W degrees per day.

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