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Payload
LEASAT 5
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
NORAD 20410
LEASAT 5 is a United States payload satellite, launched on January 9, 1990 into GEO.
Launch
Launch date
January 9, 1990 at 12:35 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-32
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,997 km
Periapsis
35,959 km
Inclination
11.09°
Orbital period
1445.9 min
Spacecraft
Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,373.64 kg
Dimensions
Ø4.3 × 4 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-002B
NORAD catalog №
20410
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
12.5892 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational
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