Spacecraft information: MACSAT 2

Launch Details
Launched 8 May 1990
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 20608
COSPAR ID 1990-043B
Alternative names M 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 89.746°
Eccentricity 0.00848
RA ascending node 16.724 hr
Argument perigee 90.734°
Mean anomaly 270.359°
Orbital period 97.279 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 06:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 576.2 km
Mean Altitude 635.6 km
Peak Altitude 695.0 km

Launched alongside

MACSAT 1 SCOUT G-1 R/B SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB SCOUT G-1 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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