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GEOS-2

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: July 14, 1978 at 10:43 AM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta 2914 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: Geos 2
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 36,057 km
Periapsis: 36,020 km
Inclination: 5.58°
Orbital period: 1448.99 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1978-071A
NORAD catalog №: 10981
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 1.9992 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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