Satellites

Payload

NATO 4A

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

NATO 4A is a NATO payload satellite, launched on January 8, 1991 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 8, 1991 at 12:53 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
NATO 4A

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,369 km
Periapsis
36,337 km
Inclination
13.03°
Orbital period
1465.13 min

Spacecraft

Operator
NATO
Launch mass
1,421.21 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-001A
NORAD catalog №
21047
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
NATO
Radar cross-section
5.0119 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational