Spacecraft information: SATCOM K1 R/B

Launch Details
Launched 11 January 1986
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 16483
COSPAR ID 1986-003C
Alternative names PAM-D2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 26.717°
Eccentricity 0.70867
RA ascending node 13.395 hr
Argument perigee 48.276°
Mean anomaly 353.437°
Orbital period 577.056 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Apr 2026, 06:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 317.9 km
Mean Altitude 16589.0 km
Peak Altitude 32860.1 km

Launched alongside

STS 61C SATCOM K1

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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