Spacecraft information: EUTELSAT 48A

Launch Details
Launched 20 November 1996
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 24665
COSPAR ID 1996-067A
Alternative names HOT BIRD 2
EUROBIRD 9
EUTELSAT W48
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.625°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 2.481 hr
Argument perigee 183.016°
Mean anomaly 352.435°
Orbital period 1463.679 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 19:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36296.2 km
Mean Altitude 36331.9 km
Peak Altitude 36367.6 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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