Spacecraft information: APPLE

Launch Details
Launched 18 June 1981
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner India
NORAD ID 12545
COSPAR ID 1981-057B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.168°
Eccentricity 0.00233
RA ascending node 19.820 hr
Argument perigee 225.083°
Mean anomaly 135.511°
Orbital period 1439.612 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Apr 2026, 12:28

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35764.1 km
Mean Altitude 35862.5 km
Peak Altitude 35960.9 km

Launched alongside

METEOSAT-2 CAT 3 ARIANE 1 R/B ARIANE 1 DEB METEOSAT-2 AKM ARIANE 1 DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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