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Payload

ABS-1A

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: January 14, 1996 at 11:10 AM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta II 7925 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: Mugunghwa 2
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 35,929 km
Periapsis: 35,909 km
Inclination: 12.6°
Orbital period: 1442.87 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1996-003A
NORAD catalog №: 23768
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: Asia Broadcast Satellite
Radar cross-section: 25.1188 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate: No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status: Nonoperational