Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 4-F3

Launch Details
Launched 19 December 1971
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 5709
COSPAR ID 1971-116A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 6.611°
Eccentricity 0.00110
RA ascending node 19.443 hr
Argument perigee 111.078°
Mean anomaly 261.771°
Orbital period 1445.393 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 09:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35929.0 km
Mean Altitude 35975.5 km
Peak Altitude 36022.0 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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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