Spacecraft information: PALAPA 1

Launch Details
Launched 7 July 1976
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner Indonesia
NORAD ID 9009
COSPAR ID 1976-066A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.971°
Eccentricity 0.00025
RA ascending node 20.353 hr
Argument perigee 227.882°
Mean anomaly 301.925°
Orbital period 1439.014 min
Epoch of osculation 10 May 2026, 11:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35840.2 km
Mean Altitude 35850.8 km
Peak Altitude 35861.4 km

Launched alongside

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

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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