Spacecraft information: MARISAT 2

Launch Details
Launched 13 October 1976
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 9478
COSPAR ID 1976-101A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.890°
Eccentricity 0.01045
RA ascending node 20.697 hr
Argument perigee 350.991°
Mean anomaly 34.129°
Orbital period 1475.522 min
Epoch of osculation 21 May 2026, 07:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36113.1 km
Mean Altitude 36561.9 km
Peak Altitude 37010.8 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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