INMARSAT

NORAD 24307 · COSPAR 1996-053A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #11036 @ 35838 x 35888 km x 10.1787 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-08 00:42 UTC Â· 23.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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INMARSAT 3-F2
1 24307U 96053A 26312.02938789 -.00000044 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 24307 10.1787 52.4461 0005882 179.2103 187.8863 0.99999759110368

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 6th 1996

Spacecraft age

30 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

INMARSAT, Ltd.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Proton

Contractor

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems

Launch mass

2,070 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

10.1787Â°

Period

1440 min

Perigee

35838 km

Apogee

35888 km

Eccentricity

0.0005882

RAAN

52.4461Â°

Arg of Perigee

179.2103Â°

Mean Motion

0.99999759 rev/d