Spacecraft information: SKYNET 2B

Launch Details
Launched 22 November 1974
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United Kingdom
NORAD ID 7547
COSPAR ID 1974-094A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 3.638°
Eccentricity 0.00022
RA ascending node 18.732 hr
Argument perigee 190.063°
Mean anomaly 49.209°
Orbital period 1434.419 min
Epoch of osculation 21 May 2026, 12:53

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35751.4 km
Mean Altitude 35760.9 km
Peak Altitude 35770.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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