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FLTSATCOM 5

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
August 6, 1981 at 08:16 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
FLTSATCOM 5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,299 km
Periapsis
36,222 km
Inclination
13.89°
Orbital period
1460.37 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-073A
NORAD catalog №
12635
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
9.4977 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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