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Payload

NATO 3A

activePayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: April 22, 1976 at 08:46 PM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta 2914 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: NATO 3A
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 36,014 km
Periapsis: 35,804 km
Inclination: 4.99°
Orbital period: 1442.36 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1976-035A
NORAD catalog №: 8808
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: NATO
Radar cross-section: 7.0204 m²
Status: active