CAT 3

Launch Details
Launched 18 June 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 12546
COSPAR ID 1981-057C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.153°
Eccentricity 0.56811
RA ascending node 9.847 hr
Argument perigee 205.786°
Mean anomaly 108.996°
Orbital period 320.994 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Jul 2025, 16:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 336.0 km
Mean Altitude 9158.5 km
Peak Altitude 17981.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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