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OLYMPUS

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: July 12, 1989 at 12:14 AM UTC
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by: Ariane 3 →
Operator: Arianespace
Mission: Olympus
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 35,538 km
Periapsis: 35,428 km
Inclination: 12.25°
Orbital period: 1420.61 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1989-053A
NORAD catalog №: 20122
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 6.3246 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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