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NATO 2B

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: February 3, 1971 at 01:41 AM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Thor Delta M →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: NATO IIB
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 35,799 km
Periapsis: 35,774 km
Inclination: 1.16°
Orbital period: 1436.09 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1971-009A
NORAD catalog №: 4902
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: NATO
Radar cross-section: 1.8141 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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