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 8.089°
Eccentricity 0.00065
RA ascending node 20.300 hr
Argument perigee 316.555°
Mean anomaly 43.479°
Orbital period 1444.429 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 08:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35929.3 km
Mean Altitude 35956.7 km
Peak Altitude 35984.1 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR 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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