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NSS-101 (INTELSAT 101)

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
June 10, 1992 at 12:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIA →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INTELSAT K
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
37,024 km
Periapsis
36,328 km
Inclination
14.97°
Orbital period
1481.76 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1992-032A
NORAD catalog №
21989
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
NetherlandsNetherlands
Radar cross-section
5.8134 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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