Satellites

Payload

THOR III

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

THOR III is a Norway payload satellite, launched on June 10, 1998 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
June 10, 1998 at 12:35 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Thor III

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,208 km
Periapsis
36,185 km
Inclination
11.79°
Orbital period
1457.09 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Norway
Launch mass
845.39 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-035A
NORAD catalog №
25358
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
NorwayNorway
Radar cross-section
22.4645 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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