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EUTELSAT 48C

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
April 12, 1999 at 10:50 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIAS →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Eutelsat W3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,339 km
Periapsis
36,282 km
Inclination
10.54°
Orbital period
1462.96 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-018A
NORAD catalog №
25673
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceEutelsat
Radar cross-section
19.3308 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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