PACSAT

Launch Details
Launched 21 January 1990
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United States
NORAD ID 20439
COSPAR ID 1990-005D
Alternative names AO-16
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.886°
Eccentricity 0.00099
RA ascending node 18.806 hr
Argument perigee 322.736°
Mean anomaly 49.361°
Orbital period 100.432 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Sep 2025, 07:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 779.1 km
Mean Altitude 786.2 km
Peak Altitude 793.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SPOT 2 UOSAT 3 UOSAT 4 DOVE WEBERSAT LUSAT ARIANE 40 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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