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N-STAR c
Communications satellite. N-STAR c was launched on July 5, 2002 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2002-035BNORAD 27461Japan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- N-Star c
- Common name
- N-STAR c
- International designator
- 2002-035B
- NORAD catalog number
- 27461
- GCAT identifier
- S27461
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/425
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- N-Star
- Owner
- NTT DoMoCo
- Country
- Japan
- Builder
- Orbital Sciences Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- OSC Star 2
Launch
- Date
- July 5, 2002 · 23:22 UTC
- Launch record
- 2002-035Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5G
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,816 km
- Apogee
- 36,165 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- May 2020
- End of operations
- May 11, 2020
Size
- Mass
- 1,645 kg
- Dry mass
- 800 kg
- Length
- 3.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 12.6 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16061333 (CC0).