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GEOS-1

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: April 20, 1977 at 10:15 AM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta 2914 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: Geos 1
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 38,366 km
Periapsis: 2,787 km
Inclination: 27.41°
Orbital period: 734.02 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1977-029A
NORAD catalog №: 9931
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 4.3042 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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