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ASIASAT 3S
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
NORAD 25657
ASIASAT 3S is a AsiaSat payload satellite, launched on March 21, 1999 into GEO.
Launch
Launch date
March 21, 1999 at 12:09 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/DM-2M →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Asiasat 3S
Launch record
View full launch →
Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,202 km
Periapsis
36,166 km
Inclination
9.8°
Orbital period
1456.44 min
Spacecraft
Operator
AsiaSat
Launch mass
3,463 kg
Dimensions
6 × 3.4 × 3.4 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-013A
NORAD catalog №
25657
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
AsiaSat
Radar cross-section
25.1189 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational