Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 3-F8

Launch Details
Launched 22 July 1970
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 4478
COSPAR ID 1970-055A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.358°
Eccentricity 0.03171
RA ascending node 4.653 hr
Argument perigee 115.589°
Mean anomaly 255.409°
Orbital period 1408.098 min
Epoch of osculation 05 May 2026, 11:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 33924.3 km
Mean Altitude 35243.9 km
Peak Altitude 36563.5 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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