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 9.246°
Eccentricity 0.00054
RA ascending node 20.903 hr
Argument perigee 309.168°
Mean anomaly 125.261°
Orbital period 1441.473 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 12:28

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35876.0 km
Mean Altitude 35898.9 km
Peak Altitude 35921.8 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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