Spacecraft information: TELSTAR 12

Launch Details
Launched 18 October 1999
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25949
COSPAR ID 1999-059A
Alternative names ORION 2
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.220°
Eccentricity 0.00154
RA ascending node 4.335 hr
Argument perigee 224.773°
Mean anomaly 148.362°
Orbital period 1461.912 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 14:11

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36231.8 km
Mean Altitude 36297.5 km
Peak Altitude 36363.3 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 44LP R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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