INMARSAT

NORAD 24307 · COSPAR 1996-053A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #11014 @ 35841 x 35889 km x 10.1314 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 00:11 UTC Â· 45.1 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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INMARSAT 3-F2
1 24307U 96053A 26291.00827751 .00000096 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 24307 10.1314 52.6594 0005722 156.4455 202.9633 0.99992705110147

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 6th 1996

Spacecraft age

30 years, 1 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

10.1314Â°

Period

1440.11 min

Perigee

35841 km

Apogee

35889 km

Eccentricity

0.0005722

RAAN

52.6594Â°

Arg of Perigee

156.4455Â°

Mean Motion

0.99992705 rev/d