Spacecraft information: NILESAT 201

Launch Details
Launched 3 August 2010
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner Egypt
NORAD ID 36830
COSPAR ID 2010-037A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.030°
Eccentricity 0.00057
RA ascending node 14.312 hr
Argument perigee 305.205°
Mean anomaly 180.929°
Orbital period 1436.110 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Aug 2026, 01:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35770.0 km
Mean Altitude 35794.0 km
Peak Altitude 35818.0 km

Launched alongside

RASCOM-QAF 1R ARIANE 5 R/B ARIANE 5 DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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