Spacecraft information: EUTELSAT 16A

Launch Details
Launched 6 October 2011
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Xichang Launch Facility, PRC
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 37836
COSPAR ID 2011-057A
Alternative names EUTELSAT W3C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.040°
Eccentricity 0.00057
RA ascending node 23.146 hr
Argument perigee 102.089°
Mean anomaly 311.846°
Orbital period 1436.127 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Jun 2026, 07:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35770.4 km
Mean Altitude 35794.3 km
Peak Altitude 35818.3 km

Launched alongside

CZ-3B R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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