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 8.560°
Eccentricity 0.47877
RA ascending node 6.700 hr
Argument perigee 71.808°
Mean anomaly 69.369°
Orbital period 788.931 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 21:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 8370.7 km
Mean Altitude 21911.6 km
Peak Altitude 35452.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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