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 11.318°
Eccentricity 0.00468
RA ascending node 21.825 hr
Argument perigee 268.982°
Mean anomaly 268.346°
Orbital period 1447.659 min
Epoch of osculation 05 May 2026, 07:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35821.5 km
Mean Altitude 36019.7 km
Peak Altitude 36218.0 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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