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INTELSAT 26 (IS-26)

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
February 17, 1997 at 01:42 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIAS →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
JCSAT R
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,216 km
Periapsis
36,131 km
Inclination
12.27°
Orbital period
1455.9 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-007A
NORAD catalog №
24732
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
25.1486 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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