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CAT 1
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 24, 1979 at 05:14 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 1 →
Operator
European Space Agency
Mission
CAT 1
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
783 km
Periapsis
102 km
Inclination
17.72°
Orbital period
93.44 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1979-104A
NORAD catalog №
11645
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
5.09 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 27, 1989
End of mission
Last active / ended
November 27, 1989
Time in service
9.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed