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	13.272°
Eccentricity	0.00092
RA ascending node	22.546 hr
Argument perigee	287.696°
Mean anomaly	65.340°
Orbital period	1444.747 min
Epoch of osculation	19 Dec 2025, 02:16

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	35923.8 km
Mean Altitude	35962.9 km
Peak Altitude	36001.9 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