Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 4A-F2

Launch Details
Launched 28 January 1976
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 8620
COSPAR ID 1976-010A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.110°
Eccentricity 0.00068
RA ascending node 20.305 hr
Argument perigee 316.034°
Mean anomaly 36.798°
Orbital period 1444.481 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Mar 2026, 07:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35929.1 km
Mean Altitude 35957.7 km
Peak Altitude 35986.3 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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