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 8.480°
Eccentricity 0.00142
RA ascending node 4.258 hr
Argument perigee 249.160°
Mean anomaly 245.827°
Orbital period 1461.933 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 11:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36237.5 km
Mean Altitude 36297.9 km
Peak Altitude 36358.4 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 44LP R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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