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NATO 3B
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Payload
GEO
NATO 3B is a NATO payload satellite, launched on January 28, 1977 into GEO.
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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
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
37,432 km
Periapsis
37,068 km
Inclination
8.22°
Orbital period
1511.51 min
Spacecraft
Operator
NATO
Launch mass
336.97 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1977-005A
NORAD catalog №
9785
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
NATO
Radar cross-section
8.6196 m²
Status
active