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STS-51I - Aussat 1 - ASC-1

Aussat (Optus) A1

Operational Location: 160° east (1985–1993)[3]
Launch Date: 27 August 1985 (Out of service; not deorbited)
Aussat 1 was deployed by Space Shuttle Discovery during the first day of the STS-51-I mission.

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Aussat-1

Used by the Mobilesat communications service to cover main
land Australia. Based on the Hughes HS-601 satellite, the
company's first 3-axis design, accommodating three bands
simultaneously for high power services such as land mobile, large
area DBS (Direct Broadcast Service) and HDTV (High
Definition Television).

http://samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/QuickLooks/optusQL.html

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