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Payload
N-STAR B
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
February 5, 1996 at 07:19 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44P →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
N-Star b
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,107 km
Periapsis
36,036 km
Inclination
12.77°
Orbital period
1450.68 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-007A
NORAD catalog №
23781
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
13.6014 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational