Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 26

Launch Details
Launched 16 February 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 24732
COSPAR ID 1997-007A
Alternative names IS-26
JCSAT-R
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.207°
Eccentricity 0.00122
RA ascending node 1.993 hr
Argument perigee 296.166°
Mean anomaly 259.810°
Orbital period 1455.875 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Apr 2026, 01:24

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36127.9 km
Mean Altitude 36180.0 km
Peak Altitude 36232.1 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2AS 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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