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 9.745°
Eccentricity 0.00026
RA ascending node 21.021 hr
Argument perigee 273.852°
Mean anomaly 247.234°
Orbital period 1441.417 min
Epoch of osculation 15 May 2025, 12:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35887.0 km
Mean Altitude 35897.8 km
Peak Altitude 35908.6 km

Orbital History

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ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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