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 5.732°
Eccentricity 0.00120
RA ascending node 19.648 hr
Argument perigee 202.892°
Mean anomaly 193.662°
Orbital period 1451.531 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Jul 2026, 10:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36044.2 km
Mean Altitude 36095.3 km
Peak Altitude 36146.4 km

Launched alongside

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

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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