Spacecraft information: MARISAT 3

Launch Details
Launched 9 June 1976
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 8882
COSPAR ID 1976-053A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.931°
Eccentricity 0.01335
RA ascending node 20.103 hr
Argument perigee 332.709°
Mean anomaly 304.433°
Orbital period 1501.572 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 11:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36485.8 km
Mean Altitude 37065.8 km
Peak Altitude 37645.7 km

Launched alongside

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

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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