Spacecraft information: TDRS 3

Launch Details
Launched 28 September 1988
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)
Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 19548
COSPAR ID 1988-091B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.685°
Eccentricity 0.00442
RA ascending node 22.782 hr
Argument perigee 351.900°
Mean anomaly 78.358°
Orbital period 1436.242 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Feb 2026, 20:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35610.1 km
Mean Altitude 35796.6 km
Peak Altitude 35983.1 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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