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 14.475°
Eccentricity 0.00038
RA ascending node 23.576 hr
Argument perigee 24.938°
Mean anomaly 155.158°
Orbital period 1455.921 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Jul 2025, 19:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36164.9 km
Mean Altitude 36180.9 km
Peak Altitude 36196.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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