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 9.075°
Eccentricity 0.00035
RA ascending node 20.865 hr
Argument perigee 312.558°
Mean anomaly 229.860°
Orbital period 1441.280 min
Epoch of osculation 04 May 2026, 21:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35880.3 km
Mean Altitude 35895.1 km
Peak Altitude 35910.0 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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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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