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    OPTUS D1
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 12 October 2006 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | 
                                                            
                                    Geostationary                                
                                 Active satellites  | 
                    
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana | 
| Owner | Australia | 
| NORAD ID | 29495 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2006-043B | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 2.445° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00039 | 
| RA ascending node | 5.497 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 140.425° | 
| Mean anomaly | 103.447° | 
| Orbital period | 1436.088 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 08:49 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35777.2 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 35793.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 35809.9 km | 
Orbital History
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