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EUTELSAT 2-F3

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
December 7, 1991 at 10:47 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas II →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Eutelsat II F-3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,065 km
Periapsis
36,059 km
Inclination
14.79°
Orbital period
1450.19 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-083A
NORAD catalog №
21803
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
3.9811 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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