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SBS 3

activePayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
November 11, 1982 at 12:19 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Rockwell International
Mission
STS-5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,916 km
Periapsis
35,855 km
Inclination
12.51°
Orbital period
1441.15 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1982-110B
NORAD catalog №
13651
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
15.8489 m²
Status
active

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