Spacecraft information: SATCOM C3

Launch Details
Launched 9 September 1992
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United States
NORAD ID 22117
COSPAR ID 1992-060B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 13.858°
Eccentricity 0.00243
RA ascending node 1.388 hr
Argument perigee 12.587°
Mean anomaly 176.895°
Orbital period 1484.361 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Mar 2026, 19:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36628.5 km
Mean Altitude 36733.2 km
Peak Altitude 36837.9 km

Launched alongside

HISPASAT 1A ARIANE 44LP R/B ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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