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Thor 3
retired
Identification
Position
4° W (17.3° E)
NORAD / COSPAR
25358 / 1998-035A
Operator
Space Norway AS
Orbit
GEO
Hardware
Manufacturer
Boeing (Hughes)
Model
HS-376HP
Mass
1400 kg
Dry mass
646 kg
Launch
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS
Launch vehicle
Delta II
Comment
14 Ku-band; Nordic region, central and eastern Europe.
Lifetime
10 Jun 1998
Launched
12 yr
Design life
28.2 yr
Elapsed
Expired
Remaining
Jun 2010
End of life
Satellite is retired