Spacecraft information: INMARSAT 3-F1

Launch Details
Launched 2 April 1996
Flight ended
Status Backup/Standby
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Mobile Satellite Organization (INMARSAT)
NORAD ID 23839
COSPAR ID 1996-020A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.523°
Eccentricity 0.00037
RA ascending node 3.133 hr
Argument perigee 350.325°
Mean anomaly 187.669°
Orbital period 1440.139 min
Epoch of osculation 09 May 2026, 03:30

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35857.0 km
Mean Altitude 35872.8 km
Peak Altitude 35888.6 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A 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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