Spacecraft information: SBS 2

Launch Details
Launched 23 September 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 12855
COSPAR ID 1981-096A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.200°
Eccentricity 0.00061
RA ascending node 21.414 hr
Argument perigee 238.269°
Mean anomaly 320.204°
Orbital period 1438.274 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Jul 2026, 11:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35810.4 km
Mean Altitude 35836.3 km
Peak Altitude 35862.3 km

Launched alongside

SBS 2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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