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 7.807°
Eccentricity 0.00087
RA ascending node 4.455 hr
Argument perigee 231.798°
Mean anomaly 324.452°
Orbital period 1461.931 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 14:48

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36260.8 km
Mean Altitude 36297.9 km
Peak Altitude 36335.0 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 44LP R/B

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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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