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	13.228°
Eccentricity	0.00087
RA ascending node	22.524 hr
Argument perigee	303.901°
Mean anomaly	69.653°
Orbital period	1444.771 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 07:07

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	35926.5 km
Mean Altitude	35963.3 km
Peak Altitude	36000.2 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