MARECS-A

Launch Details
Launched 19 December 1981
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 13010
COSPAR ID 1981-122A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.108°
Eccentricity 0.01161
RA ascending node 22.075 hr
Argument perigee 256.749°
Mean anomaly 99.980°
Orbital period 1515.162 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 12:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36820.0 km
Mean Altitude 37327.5 km
Peak Altitude 37834.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CAT 4 ARIANE 1 R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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