Spacecraft information: 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 11.717°
Eccentricity 0.01173
RA ascending node 21.979 hr
Argument perigee 265.986°
Mean anomaly 271.045°
Orbital period 1515.156 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Apr 2026, 07:26

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36814.6 km
Mean Altitude 37327.3 km
Peak Altitude 37840.1 km

Launched alongside

CAT 4 ARIANE 1 R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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