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APSTAR-1A
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
July 3, 1996 at 10:47 AM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3 →
Operator
China Aerospace Corporation
Mission
Apstar 1A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,182 km
Periapsis
36,001 km
Inclination
12.66°
Orbital period
1451.7 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-039A
NORAD catalog №
23943
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
25.1188 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational