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 8.745°
Eccentricity 0.00025
RA ascending node 20.484 hr
Argument perigee 346.462°
Mean anomaly 215.980°
Orbital period 1442.569 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jun 2025, 13:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35909.8 km
Mean Altitude 35920.3 km
Peak Altitude 35930.8 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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