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NIMIQ 1
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
May 20, 1999 at 10:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/DM-2M →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Nimiq 1
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,314 km
Periapsis
36,221 km
Inclination
6.61°
Orbital period
1460.73 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-027A
NORAD catalog №
25740
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Canada
Radar cross-section
231.149 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational