SKYNET 5A

Launch Details
Launched 10 March 2007
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United Kingdom
NORAD ID 30794
COSPAR ID 2007-007B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 4.708°
Eccentricity 0.00039
RA ascending node 5.103 hr
Argument perigee 153.413°
Mean anomaly 233.054°
Orbital period 1436.085 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Oct 2025, 22:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35777.0 km
Mean Altitude 35793.5 km
Peak Altitude 35810.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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