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 8.726°
Eccentricity 0.00071
RA ascending node 20.770 hr
Argument perigee 310.904°
Mean anomaly 341.714°
Orbital period 1436.438 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2026, 11:43

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35770.4 km
Mean Altitude 35800.4 km
Peak Altitude 35830.4 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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