SKYNET 5B

Launch Details
Launched 13 November 2007
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United Kingdom
NORAD ID 32294
COSPAR ID 2007-056B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 4.372°
Eccentricity 0.00035
RA ascending node 5.178 hr
Argument perigee 23.946°
Mean anomaly 182.014°
Orbital period 1436.131 min
Epoch of osculation 06 Jul 2025, 22:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35779.8 km
Mean Altitude 35794.4 km
Peak Altitude 35809.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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