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SKYNET 4A

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
January 1, 1990 at 12:07 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Commercial Titan III →
Operator
Martin Marietta
Mission
Skynet 4A & JCSat 2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,205 km
Periapsis
36,091 km
Inclination
12.5°
Orbital period
1454.6 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-001A
NORAD catalog №
20401
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Radar cross-section
8.1093 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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