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 8.584°
Eccentricity 0.00022
RA ascending node 20.722 hr
Argument perigee 90.152°
Mean anomaly 269.930°
Orbital period 1435.988 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Aug 2026, 18:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35782.2 km
Mean Altitude 35791.6 km
Peak Altitude 35801.0 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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