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JCSAT-4A
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
February 16, 1999 at 01:45 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIAS →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
JCSAT 4A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,303 km
Periapsis
36,101 km
Inclination
9.67°
Orbital period
1457.37 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-006A
NORAD catalog №
25630
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
31.6228 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational