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	11.393°
Eccentricity	0.00065
RA ascending node	21.315 hr
Argument perigee	229.510°
Mean anomaly	323.249°
Orbital period	1436.095 min
Epoch of osculation	20 Dec 2025, 11:13

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	35766.4 km
Mean Altitude	35793.7 km
Peak Altitude	35821.0 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