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ASIASAT 1

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: April 7, 1990 at 01:30 PM UTC
Launch site: XICLF
Launched by: Long March 3 →
Operator: Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Mission: Asiasat 1
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 36,090 km
Periapsis: 36,066 km
Inclination: 14.92°
Orbital period: 1451.02 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1990-030A
NORAD catalog №: 20558
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: AsiaSat
Radar cross-section: 22.5892 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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