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 11.809°
Eccentricity 0.01197
RA ascending node 22.001 hr
Argument perigee 264.699°
Mean anomaly 294.053°
Orbital period 1515.171 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Feb 2026, 22:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36804.7 km
Mean Altitude 37327.6 km
Peak Altitude 37850.6 km

Launched alongside

CAT 4 ARIANE 1 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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