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SAKURA-3A (CS-3A)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
February 19, 1988 at 10:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by
H-I →
Operator
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission
Sakura 3A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,432 km
Periapsis
36,359 km
Inclination
15.23°
Orbital period
1467.33 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-012A
NORAD catalog №
18877
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
6.1699 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational