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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 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 336.0 km |
Mean Altitude | 9158.5 km |
Peak Altitude | 17981.1 km |
Orbital History
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