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NATO 3C

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NATO 3C is a NATO payload satellite, launched on November 19, 1978 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date: November 19, 1978 at 12:46 AM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta 2914 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: NATO 3C
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 36,312 km
Periapsis: 36,278 km
Inclination: 9.15°
Orbital period: 1462.16 min

Spacecraft

Operator: NATO
Launch mass: 342.91 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1978-106A
NORAD catalog №: 11115
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: NATO
Radar cross-section: 7.0579 m²
Status: active