SKYNET 4B

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 13.312°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 22.565 hr
Argument perigee 272.358°
Mean anomaly 249.479°
Orbital period 1444.760 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Nov 2025, 10:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35927.8 km
Mean Altitude 35963.1 km
Peak Altitude 35998.5 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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