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	11.241°
Eccentricity	0.00044
RA ascending node	21.268 hr
Argument perigee	214.269°
Mean anomaly	324.276°
Orbital period	1436.092 min
Epoch of osculation	20 Mar 2026, 04:20

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	35775.0 km
Mean Altitude	35793.6 km
Peak Altitude	35812.2 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