NATO IVA

Decommissioned communications satellite. NATO IVA was launched on January 8, 1991 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1991-001ANORAD 21047NATO

Identity

Name in GCAT: NATO IVA
Payload designation: NATO 4A
International designator: 1991-001A
NORAD catalog number: 21047
GCAT identifier: S21047
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/258

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Defense
Program: NATO
Owner: NATO
Country: NATO
Builder: British Aerospace
Platform (bus): ECS

Launch

Date: January 8, 1991 · 00:53 UTC
Launch record: 1991-001Success
Rocket: Delta 7925
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/ID
Perigee: 34,919 km
Apogee: 35,662 km
Inclination: 4.25°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: August 2007
End of operations: Aug 23, 2007

Size

Mass: 1,430 kg
Dry mass: 731 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 1.90 m
Span: 16.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111500028 (CC0).