SATCOM K1

Launch Details
Launched 11 January 1986
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 16482
COSPAR ID 1986-003B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.744°
Eccentricity 0.00079
RA ascending node 23.520 hr
Argument perigee 226.665°
Mean anomaly 138.398°
Orbital period 1446.332 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Nov 2025, 09:23

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35960.3 km
Mean Altitude 35993.8 km
Peak Altitude 36027.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

STS 61C SATCOM K1 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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