Spacecraft information: SUPERBIRD-A3

Launch Details
Launched 27 July 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 24880
COSPAR ID 1997-036A
Alternative names SUPERBIRD-C
SUPERBIRD-3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.752°
Eccentricity 0.00072
RA ascending node 2.354 hr
Argument perigee 303.658°
Mean anomaly 56.242°
Orbital period 1453.471 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 12:37

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36102.7 km
Mean Altitude 36133.1 km
Peak Altitude 36163.6 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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