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NATO 4A

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: January 8, 1991 at 12:53 AM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta II 7925 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: NATO 4A
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

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

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