Spacecraft information: INMARSAT 3-F2

Launch Details
Launched 5 September 1996
Flight ended
Status Backup/Standby
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner International Mobile Satellite Organization (INMARSAT)
NORAD ID 24307
COSPAR ID 1996-053A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 9.772°
Eccentricity 0.00067
RA ascending node 3.622 hr
Argument perigee 356.146°
Mean anomaly 197.448°
Orbital period 1440.007 min
Epoch of osculation 09 May 2026, 12:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35841.8 km
Mean Altitude 35870.2 km
Peak Altitude 35898.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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