Satellites

Payload

NATO 4B

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

NATO 4B is a NATO payload satellite, launched on December 8, 1993 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
December 8, 1993 at 12:48 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
NATO 4B

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,291 km
Periapsis
36,280 km
Inclination
12.95°
Orbital period
1461.65 min

Spacecraft

Operator
NATO
Launch mass
1,421.21 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1993-076A
NORAD catalog №
22921
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
NATO
Radar cross-section
14.1741 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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