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Spacecraft information: SATCOM 3
Launch Details
| Launched | 6 December 1979 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Unknown |
| Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 11635 |
| COSPAR ID | 1979-101A |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 8.658° |
| Eccentricity | 0.47958 |
| RA ascending node | 6.124 hr |
| Argument perigee | 88.523° |
| Mean anomaly | 333.492° |
| Orbital period | 788.935 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 10 Mar 2026, 12:13 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 8348.0 km |
| Mean Altitude | 21911.7 km |
| Peak Altitude | 35475.4 km |
Launched alongside
DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 R/B(2) SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEBOrbital History
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