Satcom 4

 1982-004A

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RCA Americom's Satcom 4 satellite was launched in 1982. It was known as RCA C1 or RCA-C' before launch (not to be confused with the later GE Satcom C-1).

Satcom 4
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1982 Jan 16	0155	Launch by Delta 3910	CC LC17A
		T+0:57 SRM 1-6 burnout
		T+1:02 SRM 7-9 burn
		T+1:09 SRM 1-6 sep
		T+1:59 SRM 7-9 burnout
		T+2:05 SRM 7-9 sep
		T+3:43 MECO	-4100? x 150?
		T+3:51 St 1 sep
		T+3:56 St 2 SES-1
	0159	T+4:01 Fairing 130 km
	0203	T+8:56 SECO-1	-747 x 297 x 27.4
		Apogee 298 km
	0214	T+19:45 St 2 sep
	0215	T+20:23 St 3 TES 86s
	0216	T+21:48 TECO
	0217	St 3 perigee
	0218	T+23:43 St 3 sep
1982 Jan 16	0215	PAM-D sep	635 194 x 35900 x 27.4
1982 Jan 17			633.45 199 x 35909 x 27.4
1982 Jan 19	1953	AKM GEO 103E dr	1432.5 35515 x 35923 x 0.04
1982 Jan 28		On station	GEO 83W
1982 Feb 2			1436.13 35778 x 35796 x 0.2 GEO 83.0W
1984 Mar 3			1436.16 35775 x 35800 x 0,1 GEO 83.1W
1987 Apr 25			1436.11 35786 x 35787 x 0.1 GEO 83.1W
1987 Dec 11			1436.03 35762 x 35808 x 0.1 GEO 82.8W
1987 Dec 14		move to 82W	1435.56 35763 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 82.2W
1988 Jan 7			1436.18 35782 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 82.1W
1989 Nov 2			1436.14 35777 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 82.0W
1991 Jan 31			1436.09 35777 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 82.0W
1991 Oct		end of ops	GEO 82W
1991 Dec 5			1436.17 35766 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 82.1W
1991 Dec 6		orbit raise
1991 Dec 8		orbit raise	1446.05 35965 x 35997 x 0.1 GEO 86.4W+2.5W
1991 Dec 25			1445.99 35960 x 35999 x 0.2 GEO 126.1W+2.5W