Spacecraft information: AFRICASAT-1

Launch Details
Launched 11 January 1996
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner Malaysia
NORAD ID 23765
COSPAR ID 1996-002B
Alternative names MEASAT-1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.191°
Eccentricity 0.00053
RA ascending node 2.033 hr
Argument perigee 292.487°
Mean anomaly 259.865°
Orbital period 1453.594 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jan 2026, 07:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36113.2 km
Mean Altitude 36135.5 km
Peak Altitude 36157.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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