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EUTELSAT 8 WEST D
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
May 31, 2007 at 04:08 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3A →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Xinnuo 3
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,403 km
Periapsis
36,274 km
Inclination
9.55°
Orbital period
1464.36 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-021A
NORAD catalog №
31577
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Eutelsat
Radar cross-section
28.6469 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational