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NATO 2A

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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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: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 35,792 km
Periapsis: 35,776 km
Inclination: 0.45°
Orbital period: 1435.96 min

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