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 6.194°
Eccentricity 0.00408
RA ascending node 19.094 hr
Argument perigee 0.107°
Mean anomaly 234.227°
Orbital period 1436.899 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Apr 2025, 16:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35637.4 km
Mean Altitude 35809.4 km
Peak Altitude 35981.5 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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