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OPTUS A3
Launch Details
Launched | 15 September 1987 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Non-operational |
Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana |
Owner | Australia |
NORAD ID | 18350 |
COSPAR ID | 1987-078A |
Alternative names |
AUSSAT 3 |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 14.464° |
Eccentricity | 0.00028 |
RA ascending node | 23.555 hr |
Argument perigee | 13.867° |
Mean anomaly | 17.071° |
Orbital period | 1455.960 min |
Epoch of osculation | 27 Aug 2025, 21:34 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 36169.8 km |
Mean Altitude | 36181.6 km |
Peak Altitude | 36193.5 km |
Orbital History
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