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 4.706°
Eccentricity 0.00037
RA ascending node 5.071 hr
Argument perigee 157.593°
Mean anomaly 62.308°
Orbital period 1436.069 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Nov 2025, 14:23

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35777.6 km
Mean Altitude 35793.2 km
Peak Altitude 35808.8 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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