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Payload

NATO 3B

activePayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: January 28, 1977 at 12:50 AM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta 2914 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: NATO 3B
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 37,432 km
Periapsis: 37,068 km
Inclination: 8.22°
Orbital period: 1511.51 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1977-005A
NORAD catalog №: 9785
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: NATO
Radar cross-section: 8.6196 m²
Status: active