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Program: Tempo. Objective: Communications. Overview: Geosynchronous communications satellite network.
Major Events:

  • 1997 March 8 - Tempo 2.  Spacecraft: FS-1300. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Atlas.

    Geosynchronous. Stationed over 118.7W Launch vehicle put payload into subsynchronous earth orbit with MRS trajectory option. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 119 deg W in 1997-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 118.82 deg W drifting at 0.001 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 42.64E drifting at 4.479W degrees per day.


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