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MARECS-A

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

MARECS-A is a European Space Agency payload satellite, launched on December 20, 1981 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
December 20, 1981 at 01:29 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 1 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Marecs 1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
37,832 km
Periapsis
36,809 km
Inclination
11.63°
Orbital period
1515.15 min

Spacecraft

Operator
European Space Agency
Launch mass
557.98 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-122A
NORAD catalog №
13010
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
1.6507 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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