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CAT 4
Nonoperational
Payload
HEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 20, 1981 at 01:29 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 1 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Marecs 1
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
25,111 km
Periapsis
241 km
Inclination
10.46°
Orbital period
436.27 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-122B
NORAD catalog №
13011
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
2.6809 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational