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 9.683°
Eccentricity 0.00037
RA ascending node 3.728 hr
Argument perigee 209.700°
Mean anomaly 348.656°
Orbital period 1456.273 min
Epoch of osculation 21 May 2026, 06:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36172.1 km
Mean Altitude 36187.7 km
Peak Altitude 36203.4 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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