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 11.807°
Eccentricity 0.00423
RA ascending node 21.979 hr
Argument perigee 255.705°
Mean anomaly 352.058°
Orbital period 1447.736 min
Epoch of osculation 15 May 2025, 15:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35841.9 km
Mean Altitude 36021.3 km
Peak Altitude 36200.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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30.33°N
81.66°W
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