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| Manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company |
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| Spacecraft type | Satellite |
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| Launch mass | 560–574 kg (1,235–1,265 lb) |
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| Dry mass | 146 kg (322 lb) |
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| Payload capacity | 54 kg (119 lb) |
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| Power | 300 watts |
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| Design life | 7 years |
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| Length | 3.3 m (11 ft) |
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| Diameter | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
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| Status | Retired |
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| Launched | 8 |
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| Operational | 0 |
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| Retired | 8 |
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| Maiden launch | 10 November 1972 |
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| Last launch | 20 August 1979 |
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In 1970, Hughes Aircraft Company (HAC) Space and Communications Group offered the first standardized satellite: the HS 333 design. A spinning satellite, it was based on previous one-design satellites like Intelsat I. HAC built eight of these 300 watt, 12 channel single antenna satellites between 1970 and 1977.
