EUTELSAT 4B

Launch Details
Launched 8 October 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 25495
COSPAR ID 1998-057A
Alternative names HOT BIRD 5
EUROBIRD 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 9.606°
Eccentricity 0.00143
RA ascending node 3.633 hr
Argument perigee 21.632°
Mean anomaly 156.794°
Orbital period 1462.565 min
Epoch of osculation 03 May 2025, 02:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36249.2 km
Mean Altitude 36310.2 km
Peak Altitude 36371.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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