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N-STAR b
23781. N-STAR b was launched on February 5, 1996 aboard a Ariane 44P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1996-007ANORAD 23781Japan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- N-Star b
- Common name
- N-STAR b
- International designator
- 1996-007A
- NORAD catalog number
- 23781
- GCAT identifier
- S23781
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/308
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- N-Star
- Owner
- NTT
- Country
- Japan
- Builder
- SS/Loral
- Platform (bus)
- FS-1300
Launch
- Date
- February 5, 1996 · 07:19 UTC
- Launch record
- 1996-007Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44P
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,489 km
- Apogee
- 36,085 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- May 31, 2007
- End of operations
- May 29, 2007
Size
- Mass
- 3,420 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,618 kg
- Length
- 6.3 m
- Diameter
- 2.40 m
- Span
- 27.3 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061329 (CC0).