| Official name | SATCOM C3 |
| Alternative name | Satcom C-3 |
| Cospar ID | 1992-060B |
| Norad ID | 22117 |
| Launch date | 1992-09-10 |
| Launch site | FRGUI |
| Launch vehicle | Ariane-44LP H10+ |
| Country/Organization | USA |
| Type application | Communication |
| Operator | RCA Americom → GE Satcom |
| RCS size | LARGE |
| Decay date | ON ORBIT |
| Period (min) | 1484.35 |
| Inclination (deg) | 13.53 |
| Perigee (km) | 36620 |
| Apogee (km) | 36831 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00287266340825857 |
| Mean motion (revs. per day) | 0.970121602048035 |
| Semi-Major axis (km) | 43103.635 |
| Raan (deg) | 22.7637 |
| Arg of perigee (deg) | 15.2745 |
| Shape | Hex Poly + 2 Pan |
| Mass (kg) | 777.01 |
| Height (m) | 1.6 |
| Width (m) | 1 |
| Depth (m) | 1 |
| Span (m^2) | 15.08 |
| Lifetime | 10 years (#5, 1R, 2R); 12 years (#C1, C3, C4, C5) |
| Contractors | RCA Astro |
| Equipment | 24 (+4) C-band transponders |
| Propulsion | Star-30B (#1R, 2R, 5); Star-30BP (#C1), Star-30C (#C3, C4, C5) |
| Configuration | AS-3000 |
| Power | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SATCOM C5 | 1982-105A | 1982-10-28 | AFETR | Delta-3924 | ||
| SATCOM 1R | 1983-030A | 1983-04-11 | AFETR | Delta-3924 | ||
| SATCOM 2R | 1983-094A | 1983-09-08 | AFETR | Delta-3924 | ||
| SATCOM C1 | 1990-100A | 1990-11-20 | FRGUI | Ariane-42P H10 | with GStar 4 | |
| AURORA 2 | 1991-037A | 1991-05-29 | AFETR | Delta-7925 | ||
| SATCOM C4 | 1992-057A | 1992-08-31 | AFETR | Delta-7925 | ||
| SATCOM C3 | 1992-060B | 1992-09-10 | FRGUI | Ariane-44LP H10+ | with Hispasat 1A |
