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NILESAT 101

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
April 28, 1998 at 10:53 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44P →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Nilesat 101 & BSat 1b
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,720 km
Periapsis
36,507 km
Inclination
10.68°
Orbital period
1478.54 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-024A
NORAD catalog №
25311
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
EgyptEgypt
Radar cross-section
35.6038 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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