Spacecraft information: SKYNET 4A

Launch Details
Launched 31 December 1989
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United Kingdom
NORAD ID 20401
COSPAR ID 1990-001A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.477°
Eccentricity 0.00136
RA ascending node 23.283 hr
Argument perigee 309.553°
Mean anomaly 63.046°
Orbital period 1454.610 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Aug 2026, 20:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36097.6 km
Mean Altitude 36155.3 km
Peak Altitude 36213.1 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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