DIRECTV 3

Launch Details
Launched 9 June 1995
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United States
NORAD ID 23598
COSPAR ID 1995-029A
Alternative names DBS 3
NIMIQ 3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.379°
Eccentricity 0.00013
RA ascending node 2.530 hr
Argument perigee 3.835°
Mean anomaly 348.810°
Orbital period 1454.552 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 02:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36148.6 km
Mean Altitude 36154.2 km
Peak Altitude 36159.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 42P+3 R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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