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NATO 2B
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
NATO 2B is a NATO payload satellite, launched on February 3, 1971 into GEO.
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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
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,799 km
Periapsis
35,774 km
Inclination
1.16°
Orbital period
1436.09 min
Spacecraft
Operator
NATO
Launch mass
127.85 kg
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