Spacecraft information: MARISAT 1

Launch Details
Launched 18 February 1976
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 8697
COSPAR ID 1976-017A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 6.045°
Eccentricity 0.00090
RA ascending node 19.702 hr
Argument perigee 196.742°
Mean anomaly 157.330°
Orbital period 1451.490 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Mar 2026, 06:42

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36056.1 km
Mean Altitude 36094.5 km
Peak Altitude 36132.8 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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