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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 | 14.448° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00037 | 
| RA ascending node | 23.524 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 343.081° | 
| Mean anomaly | 71.199° | 
| Orbital period | 1455.919 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 01 Nov 2025, 16:21 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 36165.2 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 36180.8 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 36196.4 km | 
Orbital History
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