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 14.460°
Eccentricity 0.00028
RA ascending node 23.547 hr
Argument perigee 7.322°
Mean anomaly 337.764°
Orbital period 1455.889 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Sep 2025, 22:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36168.4 km
Mean Altitude 36180.3 km
Peak Altitude 36192.1 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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