COMSTAR 1

Launch Details
Launched 12 May 1976
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 8838
COSPAR ID 1976-042A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.664°
Eccentricity 0.00025
RA ascending node 20.464 hr
Argument perigee 325.553°
Mean anomaly 46.348°
Orbital period 1442.458 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Jul 2025, 02:50

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35907.6 km
Mean Altitude 35918.2 km
Peak Altitude 35928.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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