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 13.810°
Eccentricity 0.00097
RA ascending node 20.489 hr
Argument perigee 180.446°
Mean anomaly 182.378°
Orbital period 1460.395 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Jul 2026, 20:20

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36226.6 km
Mean Altitude 36268.0 km
Peak Altitude 36309.4 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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