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 12.508°
Eccentricity 0.00138
RA ascending node 23.318 hr
Argument perigee 316.325°
Mean anomaly 36.194°
Orbital period 1454.537 min
Epoch of osculation 25 May 2026, 21:30

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36095.1 km
Mean Altitude 36153.9 km
Peak Altitude 36212.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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