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GEOTAIL
Nonoperational
Payload
HEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
July 24, 1992 at 02:26 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta II 6925 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Geotail & DUVE
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
193,939 km
Periapsis
46,986 km
Inclination
45.31°
Orbital period
7492.83 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)/NASA/ESA
Manufacturer
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Users
Government
Launch mass
980 kg
Power
273 W
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1992-044A
NORAD catalog №
22049
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
3.5 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational