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ARABSAT-1DR (TELSTAR 3A)

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
July 28, 1983 at 10:49 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta 3920/PAM →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Telstar 301
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,101 km
Periapsis
35,891 km
Inclination
13.79°
Orbital period
1446.82 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1983-077A
NORAD catalog №
14234
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Saudi ArabiaArabsat
Radar cross-section
2.5165 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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