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 9.656°
Eccentricity 0.00035
RA ascending node 3.736 hr
Argument perigee 211.012°
Mean anomaly 326.360°
Orbital period 1456.209 min
Epoch of osculation 10 May 2026, 02:32

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36171.4 km
Mean Altitude 36186.5 km
Peak Altitude 36201.6 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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