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 12.190°
Eccentricity 0.00017
RA ascending node 22.004 hr
Argument perigee 265.120°
Mean anomaly 273.721°
Orbital period 1456.755 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Mar 2024, 04:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36189.8 km
Mean Altitude 36197.1 km
Peak Altitude 36204.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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