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 12.169°
Eccentricity 0.01152
RA ascending node 22.091 hr
Argument perigee 256.513°
Mean anomaly 108.126°
Orbital period 1515.155 min
Epoch of osculation 15 May 2025, 08:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36823.8 km
Mean Altitude 37327.3 km
Peak Altitude 37830.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

CAT 4 ARIANE 1 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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