INTELSAT 4A-F3

Launch Details
Launched 6 January 1978
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 10557
COSPAR ID 1978-002A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 9.567°
Eccentricity 0.00042
RA ascending node 20.976 hr
Argument perigee 261.929°
Mean anomaly 98.160°
Orbital period 1441.368 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Aug 2025, 03:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35878.9 km
Mean Altitude 35896.8 km
Peak Altitude 35914.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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