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FLTSATCOM 7 (USA 20)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
December 5, 1986 at 02:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas G Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
FLTSATCOM F7
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,342 km
Periapsis
35,994 km
Inclination
12.7°
Orbital period
1455.61 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1986-096A
NORAD catalog №
17181
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
38.9376 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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