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MARECS-B2

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: November 10, 1984 at 01:14 AM UTC
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by: Ariane 3 →
Operator: Arianespace
Mission: Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 37,542 km
Periapsis: 36,557 km
Inclination: 13.49°
Orbital period: 1501.1 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1984-114B
NORAD catalog №: 15386
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 3.1622 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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