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 13.370°
Eccentricity 0.00031
RA ascending node 23.363 hr
Argument perigee 11.216°
Mean anomaly 154.770°
Orbital period 1436.024 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Mar 2026, 20:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35779.4 km
Mean Altitude 35792.3 km
Peak Altitude 35805.2 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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