Norad ID: 8808
| Spacetrack Directory Name | NATO 3A |
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| Country/organisation of origin | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 35811 km |
| Apogee | 36005 km |
NATO 3A, 8808 is a payload satellite owned by NICSMA (NATO) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 22 Apr 1976 UTC via a DELTA 2914 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite NATO 3A Date of exalting 22.04.1976y.