Spacecraft information: 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 14.709°
Eccentricity 0.00033
RA ascending node 23.455 hr
Argument perigee 289.779°
Mean anomaly 282.562°
Orbital period 1446.359 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Mar 2026, 13:02

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35980.3 km
Mean Altitude 35994.4 km
Peak Altitude 36008.5 km

Launched alongside

STS 61C SATCOM K1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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