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Payload

MARECS-A

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: December 20, 1981 at 01:29 AM UTC
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by: Ariane 1 →
Operator: Arianespace
Mission: Marecs 1
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 37,832 km
Periapsis: 36,809 km
Inclination: 11.63°
Orbital period: 1515.15 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1981-122A
NORAD catalog №: 13010
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 1.6507 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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