Launch Details

Launched	14 April 1992
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	International Mobile Satellite Organization (INMARSAT)
NORAD ID	21940
COSPAR ID	1992-021B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	12.032°
Eccentricity	0.00064
RA ascending node	1.095 hr
Argument perigee	196.156°
Mean anomaly	164.312°
Orbital period	1470.223 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 07:14

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	36431.5 km
Mean Altitude	36459.1 km
Peak Altitude	36486.6 km

Launched alongside

TELECOM 2B ARIANE 44L+ R/B ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB ARIANE 44L+ DEB