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EQUATOR S
active
Payload
HEO
EQUATOR S is a Germany payload satellite, launched on December 2, 1997 into HEO.
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Launch
Launch date
December 2, 1997 at 10:52 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44P →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
JCSAT 1B & Equator-S
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
67,055 km
Periapsis
555 km
Inclination
4.27°
Orbital period
1336.08 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Germany
Launch mass
233.89 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-075B
NORAD catalog №
25068
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Germany
Radar cross-section
1.2589 m²
Status
active