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 10.421°
Eccentricity 0.65105
RA ascending node 17.392 hr
Argument perigee 77.389°
Mean anomaly 343.791°
Orbital period 437.977 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Nov 2025, 09:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 295.4 km
Mean Altitude 12733.2 km
Peak Altitude 25170.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

MARECS-A ARIANE 1 R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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