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JCSAT-1B
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 2, 1997 at 10:52 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44P →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
JCSAT 1B & Equator-S
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,320 km
Periapsis
36,173 km
Inclination
11.53°
Orbital period
1459.67 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-075A
NORAD catalog №
25067
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
25.1189 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational