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ABS-3

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: August 19, 1997 at 05:50 PM UTC
Launch site: XICLF
Launched by: Long March 3B →
Operator: China Aerospace Corporation
Mission: Agila 2
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 36,076 km
Periapsis: 36,066 km
Inclination: 11.19°
Orbital period: 1450.67 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1997-042A
NORAD catalog №: 24901
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: Asia Broadcast Satellite
Radar cross-section: 10 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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