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STTW-3
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 22, 1988 at 12:40 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3 →
Operator
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Mission
DFH-2A 3
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,817 km
Periapsis
35,782 km
Inclination
14.05°
Orbital period
1436.77 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-111A
NORAD catalog №
19710
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
6.3096 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational