Spacecraft information: 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 11.479°
Eccentricity 0.00148
RA ascending node 21.855 hr
Argument perigee 317.287°
Mean anomaly 227.035°
Orbital period 1456.180 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Feb 2026, 18:54

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36123.0 km
Mean Altitude 36185.9 km
Peak Altitude 36248.8 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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