Spacecraft information: TELECOM 1C

Launch Details
Launched 10 March 1988
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner France
NORAD ID 18952
COSPAR ID 1988-018B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 15.102°
Eccentricity 0.00968
RA ascending node 23.311 hr
Argument perigee 153.110°
Mean anomaly 198.892°
Orbital period 1470.036 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Apr 2026, 03:28

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36040.8 km
Mean Altitude 36455.5 km
Peak Altitude 36870.1 km

Launched alongside

SPACENET 3R ARIANE 3 R/B ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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