Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 503

Launch Details
Launched 14 December 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 12994
COSPAR ID 1981-119A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.443°
Eccentricity 0.00490
RA ascending node 21.864 hr
Argument perigee 267.730°
Mean anomaly 159.899°
Orbital period 1447.806 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 12:43

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35815.0 km
Mean Altitude 36022.6 km
Peak Altitude 36230.2 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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