Spacecraft information: SKYNET 4C

Launch Details
Launched 29 August 1990
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United Kingdom
NORAD ID 20776
COSPAR ID 1990-079A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.416°
Eccentricity 0.00033
RA ascending node 23.404 hr
Argument perigee 275.940°
Mean anomaly 259.565°
Orbital period 1436.121 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Dec 2025, 03:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35780.4 km
Mean Altitude 35794.2 km
Peak Altitude 35808.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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