Spacecraft information: 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 9.002°
Eccentricity 0.00031
RA ascending node 20.849 hr
Argument perigee 301.337°
Mean anomaly 310.409°
Orbital period 1441.438 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jun 2026, 03:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35885.0 km
Mean Altitude 35898.2 km
Peak Altitude 35911.4 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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