EKRAN 3

Launch Details
Launched 20 February 1979
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 11273
COSPAR ID 1979-015A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.861°
Eccentricity 0.00403
RA ascending node 18.991 hr
Argument perigee 358.692°
Mean anomaly 14.999°
Orbital period 1436.372 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Aug 2025, 18:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35629.2 km
Mean Altitude 35799.1 km
Peak Altitude 35969.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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