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    SATCOM 3 DEB
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 6 December 1979 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 29002 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1979-101E | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 8.347° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.47970 | 
| RA ascending node | 7.805 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 39.002° | 
| Mean anomaly | 267.294° | 
| Orbital period | 791.819 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 05:50 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 8380.4 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 21980.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 35580.8 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
SATCOM 3 DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 R/B(2) SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB SATCOM 3 DEB