Spacecraft information: EUTELSAT 31A

Launch Details
Launched 26 September 2003
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 27948
COSPAR ID 2003-043A
Alternative names E-BIRD
EUROBIRD 3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 9.351°
Eccentricity 0.00072
RA ascending node 3.822 hr
Argument perigee 201.023°
Mean anomaly 188.947°
Orbital period 1456.283 min
Epoch of osculation 31 Dec 2025, 06:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36157.2 km
Mean Altitude 36187.9 km
Peak Altitude 36218.6 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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