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 8.884°
Eccentricity 0.00039
RA ascending node 20.788 hr
Argument perigee 56.340°
Mean anomaly 303.667°
Orbital period 1436.226 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Mar 2026, 04:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35780.0 km
Mean Altitude 35796.3 km
Peak Altitude 35812.5 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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