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EUTELSAT 48A
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
November 21, 1996 at 08:47 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIA →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Hot Bird 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,346 km
Periapsis
36,304 km
Inclination
11.95°
Orbital period
1463.69 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-067A
NORAD catalog №
24665
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Eutelsat
Radar cross-section
0.003 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational