Spacecraft information: CAT 4

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 13011
COSPAR ID 1981-122B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.387°
Eccentricity 0.65235
RA ascending node 11.627 hr
Argument perigee 245.169°
Mean anomaly 35.986°
Orbital period 437.144 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Apr 2026, 18:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 262.2 km
Mean Altitude 12708.9 km
Peak Altitude 25155.7 km

Launched alongside

MARECS-A ARIANE 1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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