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 8.917°
Eccentricity 0.00036
RA ascending node 3.943 hr
Argument perigee 173.033°
Mean anomaly 0.050°
Orbital period 1456.259 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 14:08

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36172.0 km
Mean Altitude 36187.5 km
Peak Altitude 36203.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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