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\<COLOUR 1> SATELLITE: \<COLOUR 0> Marecs A \<COLOUR 1> TYPE: \<COLOUR 0> Communications \<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH DATE: \<COLOUR 0> December 20, 1991 \<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana \<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH VEHICLE: \<COLOUR 0> Ariane 1 \<COLOUR 1> ORBIT: \<COLOUR 0> Geostationary \<COLOUR 1> SIZE: \<COLOUR 0> Octagonal cylinder, 2.5 metres long, 2 metres diameter \<COLOUR 1> WEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 582 kg \<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> Europe \<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> First maritime European communications satellite (Marecs), operated by Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization).