Spacecraft information: METEOSAT 3 AKM

Launch Details
Launched 14 June 1988
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 43333
COSPAR ID 1988-051G
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 12.180°
Eccentricity 0.00555
RA ascending node 22.088 hr
Argument perigee 173.681°
Mean anomaly 186.407°
Orbital period 1446.703 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Dec 2025, 19:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35766.1 km
Mean Altitude 36001.1 km
Peak Altitude 36236.1 km

Launched alongside

METEOSAT-P2 PHASE 3C PAS 1 ARIANE 44LP R/B ARIANE 44LP DEB ARIANE 44LP DEB

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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