Spacecraft information: ARABSAT-1A

Launch Details
Launched 7 February 1985
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner Arab Satellite Communications Organization
NORAD ID 15560
COSPAR ID 1985-015A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.877°
Eccentricity 0.00288
RA ascending node 22.099 hr
Argument perigee 236.901°
Mean anomaly 301.553°
Orbital period 1437.872 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 13:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35707.1 km
Mean Altitude 35828.5 km
Peak Altitude 35949.9 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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