Launch Details

Launched	10 December 1988
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	United Kingdom
NORAD ID	19687
COSPAR ID	1988-109A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	13.185°
Eccentricity	0.00073
RA ascending node	22.503 hr
Argument perigee	319.105°
Mean anomaly	224.345°
Orbital period	1444.699 min
Epoch of osculation	19 Mar 2026, 22:03

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	35931.2 km
Mean Altitude	35961.9 km
Peak Altitude	35992.7 km

Launched alongside

ASTRA 1A ARIANE 44LP R/B ARIANE DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB