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SUPERBIRD-A1
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 1, 1992 at 10:48 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 42P →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Superbird A1
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,166 km
Periapsis
36,060 km
Inclination
12.57°
Orbital period
1452.82 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1992-084A
NORAD catalog №
22253
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Japan
Radar cross-section
10 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational