EUTELSAT 5 WEST A

Launch Details
Launched 4 July 2002
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 27460
COSPAR ID 2002-035A
Alternative names ATLANTIC BIRD 3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.166°
Eccentricity 0.00120
RA ascending node 5.119 hr
Argument perigee 17.828°
Mean anomaly 219.174°
Orbital period 1464.104 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 09:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36288.8 km
Mean Altitude 36340.2 km
Peak Altitude 36391.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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