Spacecraft information: FLTSATCOM 5

Launch Details
Launched 5 August 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 12635
COSPAR ID 1981-073A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.701°
Eccentricity 0.00093
RA ascending node 20.450 hr
Argument perigee 195.400°
Mean anomaly 170.116°
Orbital period 1460.379 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Sep 2026, 14:27

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36228.1 km
Mean Altitude 36267.7 km
Peak Altitude 36307.3 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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