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NATO 2A
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
NATO 2A is a NATO payload satellite, launched on March 20, 1970 into GEO.
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Launch
Launch date
March 20, 1970 at 11:52 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta M →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
NATO IIA
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,792 km
Periapsis
35,776 km
Inclination
0.45°
Orbital period
1435.96 min
Spacecraft
Operator
NATO
Launch mass
115.96 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1970-021A
NORAD catalog №
4353
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
NATO
Radar cross-section
5.1897 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational