Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 4A-F6

Launch Details
Launched 30 March 1978
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 10778
COSPAR ID 1978-035A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.942°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 20.818 hr
Argument perigee 320.502°
Mean anomaly 239.123°
Orbital period 1435.862 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 12:53

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35753.8 km
Mean Altitude 35789.1 km
Peak Altitude 35824.4 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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