INTELSAT 501

Launch Details
Launched 22 May 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 12474
COSPAR ID 1981-050A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.631°
Eccentricity 0.00031
RA ascending node 21.832 hr
Argument perigee 301.869°
Mean anomaly 251.923°
Orbital period 1456.685 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Apr 2025, 11:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36182.7 km
Mean Altitude 36195.8 km
Peak Altitude 36208.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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