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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 | 8.959° |
Eccentricity | 0.00068 |
RA ascending node | 3.857 hr |
Argument perigee | 7.370° |
Mean anomaly | 174.348° |
Orbital period | 1440.011 min |
Epoch of osculation | 17 May 2025, 11:40 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 35841.5 km |
Mean Altitude | 35870.3 km |
Peak Altitude | 35899.1 km |
Orbital History
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