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 3.708°
Eccentricity 0.00036
RA ascending node 5.160 hr
Argument perigee 342.167°
Mean anomaly 243.174°
Orbital period 1436.096 min
Epoch of osculation 16 May 2026, 05:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35778.3 km
Mean Altitude 35793.7 km
Peak Altitude 35809.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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