Spacecraft information: SKYNET 5C

Launch Details
Launched 11 June 2008
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United Kingdom
NORAD ID 33055
COSPAR ID 2008-030A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 3.969°
Eccentricity 0.00048
RA ascending node 5.075 hr
Argument perigee 93.201°
Mean anomaly 291.228°
Orbital period 1436.097 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Aug 2026, 09:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35773.7 km
Mean Altitude 35793.7 km
Peak Altitude 35813.8 km

Launched alongside

TURKSAT 3A ARIANE 5 R/B ARIANE 5 DEB ARIANE 5 DEB ARIANE 5 DEB ARIANE 5 DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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