MSAT

NORAD 23846 · COSPAR 1996-022A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #9012 @ 36173 x 36323 km x 9.5079 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2020-12-01 23:32 UTC Â· 51500.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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MSAT M1
1 23846U 96022A 20336.98061244 -.00000237 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 23846 9.5079 40.6479 0017632 167.4250 1.6231 0.98647868 90120

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

April 20th 1996

Spacecraft age

30 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Mobile Satellite Ventures

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 42P

Contractor

Spar Aerospace

Launch mass

2,850 kg

Power

3,300 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

9.5079Â°

Period

1459.74 min

Perigee

36173 km

Apogee

36323 km

Eccentricity

0.0017632

RAAN

40.6479Â°

Arg of Perigee

167.425Â°

Mean Motion

0.98647868 rev/d