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SUPERBIRD-A3
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
July 28, 1997 at 01:15 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIAS →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Superbird 3
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,157 km
Periapsis
36,097 km
Inclination
12.06°
Orbital period
1453.53 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-036A
NORAD catalog №
24880
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
12.5892 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational