Launch Details

Launched	7 September 1988
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	19483
COSPAR ID	1988-081A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	11.318°
Eccentricity	0.00052
RA ascending node	21.292 hr
Argument perigee	227.940°
Mean anomaly	328.660°
Orbital period	1436.096 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 08:34

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	35771.8 km
Mean Altitude	35793.7 km
Peak Altitude	35815.6 km

Launched alongside

SBS 5 ARIANE 3 R/B ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB ARIANE 3 DEB