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JCSAT-1
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
JCSAT-1 is a Japan payload satellite, launched on March 6, 1989 into GEO.
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Launch
Launch date
March 6, 1989 at 11:29 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44LP →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
JCSAT 1 & Meteosat 4
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,005 km
Periapsis
35,985 km
Inclination
14.83°
Orbital period
1446.76 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Japan
Launch mass
1,363.73 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1989-020A
NORAD catalog №
19874
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
3.0272 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational