Launch Details

Launched	10 December 1988
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	France
NORAD ID	25542
COSPAR ID	1988-109J
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	6.644°
Eccentricity	0.71678
RA ascending node	16.177 hr
Argument perigee	44.999°
Mean anomaly	354.425°
Orbital period	615.934 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 08:29

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	420.7 km
Mean Altitude	17609.0 km
Peak Altitude	34797.3 km

Launched alongside

SKYNET 4B ASTRA 1A ARIANE 44LP R/B ARIANE DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB