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 11.793°
Eccentricity 0.00030
RA ascending node 2.433 hr
Argument perigee 193.254°
Mean anomaly 346.102°
Orbital period 1463.703 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Mar 2026, 08:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36319.4 km
Mean Altitude 36332.4 km
Peak Altitude 36345.3 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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