Spacecraft information: ESIAFI 1

Launch Details
Launched 20 February 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 12309
COSPAR ID 1981-018A
Alternative names COMSTAR 4
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.669°
Eccentricity 0.00030
RA ascending node 20.741 hr
Argument perigee 92.443°
Mean anomaly 267.708°
Orbital period 1436.061 min
Epoch of osculation 04 Jul 2026, 21:15

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35780.3 km
Mean Altitude 35793.0 km
Peak Altitude 35805.8 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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