INTELSAT 502

Launch Details
Launched 5 December 1980
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 12089
COSPAR ID 1980-098A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.785°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 21.948 hr
Argument perigee 292.503°
Mean anomaly 252.785°
Orbital period 1456.169 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 09:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36150.0 km
Mean Altitude 36185.7 km
Peak Altitude 36221.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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