Spacecraft information: 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 6.068°
Eccentricity 0.00111
RA ascending node 4.841 hr
Argument perigee 24.020°
Mean anomaly 186.851°
Orbital period 1464.070 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jun 2026, 01:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36292.2 km
Mean Altitude 36339.5 km
Peak Altitude 36386.8 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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