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THOR I (MARCOPOLO 2)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
THOR I (MARCOPOLO 2) is a Norway payload satellite, launched on August 18, 1990 into GEO.
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Launch
Launch date
August 18, 1990 at 12:42 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta II 6925 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Marcopolo 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,098 km
Periapsis
36,076 km
Inclination
14.57°
Orbital period
1451.47 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Norway
Launch mass
674.93 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-074A
NORAD catalog №
20762
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Norway
Radar cross-section
2.5118 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational