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 27.146°
Eccentricity 0.70698
RA ascending node 18.777 hr
Argument perigee 273.909°
Mean anomaly 14.945°
Orbital period 577.811 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Sep 2025, 05:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 362.7 km
Mean Altitude 16609.0 km
Peak Altitude 32855.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

STS 61C SATCOM K1

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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