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ARABSAT-1B

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
June 17, 1985 at 11:33 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-51-G
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,806 km
Periapsis
35,682 km
Inclination
12.38°
Orbital period
1433.92 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-048C
NORAD catalog №
15825
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Saudi ArabiaArabsat
Radar cross-section
3.9211 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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

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