Spacecraft information: SATCOM 1

Launch Details
Launched 12 December 1975
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 8476
COSPAR ID 1975-117A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.371°
Eccentricity 0.00169
RA ascending node 20.389 hr
Argument perigee 279.366°
Mean anomaly 279.065°
Orbital period 1445.787 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 12:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35911.7 km
Mean Altitude 35983.2 km
Peak Altitude 36054.6 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B(1) DELTA 1 R/B(2)

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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