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JCSAT-2

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

JCSAT-2 is a Japan payload satellite, launched on January 1, 1990 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 1, 1990 at 12:07 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Commercial Titan III →
Operator
Martin Marietta
Mission
Skynet 4A & JCSat 2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,532 km
Periapsis
36,028 km
Inclination
15.96°
Orbital period
1461.38 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Japan
Launch mass
1,311.2 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-001B
NORAD catalog №
20402
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
JapanJapan
Radar cross-section
8.2346 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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