Spacecraft information: PAKSAT 1

Launch Details
Launched 31 January 1996
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner Pakistan
NORAD ID 23779
COSPAR ID 1996-006A
Alternative names ANATOLIA 1
HGS-3
PALAPA C1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.678°
Eccentricity 0.00055
RA ascending node 3.109 hr
Argument perigee 211.756°
Mean anomaly 338.700°
Orbital period 1445.825 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 05:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35960.8 km
Mean Altitude 35983.9 km
Peak Altitude 36007.0 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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