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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
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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