Spacecraft information: TRANSAT

Launch Details
Launched 27 October 1977
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Category Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS)
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 10457
COSPAR ID 1977-106A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 89.646°
Eccentricity 0.00239
RA ascending node 4.734 hr
Argument perigee 303.984°
Mean anomaly 212.006°
Orbital period 106.748 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Jul 2026, 02:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1065.4 km
Mean Altitude 1083.2 km
Peak Altitude 1101.0 km

Launched alongside

SCOUT D-1 R/B SCOUT D-1 DEB TRANSAT DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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