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HGS 1 (ASIASAT 3)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 24, 1997 at 11:19 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/DM-2M →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Asiasat 3
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,001 km
Periapsis
35,568 km
Inclination
13.16°
Orbital period
1435.99 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-086A
NORAD catalog №
25126
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
8.0877 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational