INMARSAT 3-F3

Launch Details
Launched 17 December 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 24674
COSPAR ID 1996-070A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 9.583°
Eccentricity 0.00039
RA ascending node 3.521 hr
Argument perigee 85.390°
Mean anomaly 254.406°
Orbital period 1440.041 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Jul 2025, 04:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35854.4 km
Mean Altitude 35870.9 km
Peak Altitude 35887.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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