Spacecraft information: ACTS

Launch Details
Launched 11 September 1993
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 22796
COSPAR ID 1993-058B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 14.575°
Eccentricity 0.00542
RA ascending node 23.722 hr
Argument perigee 79.838°
Mean anomaly 100.620°
Orbital period 1436.089 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 03:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35564.9 km
Mean Altitude 35793.6 km
Peak Altitude 36022.2 km

Launched alongside

STS 51 TOS R/B ORFEUS-SPAS STS 51 DEB STS 51 DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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