INMARSAT

NORAD 24674 · COSPAR 1996-070A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #10935 @ 35835 x 35903 km x 10.626 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-08 08:33 UTC Â· 15.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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INMARSAT 3-F3
1 24674U 96070A 26312.35671031 -.00000061 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 24674 10.6260 48.2372 0008085 195.8928 188.2836 0.99977424109354

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 18th 1996

Spacecraft age

29 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

INMARSAT, Ltd.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas

Contractor

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems

Launch mass

2,074 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

10.626Â°

Period

1440.33 min

Perigee

35835 km

Apogee

35903 km

Eccentricity

0.0008085

RAAN

48.2372Â°

Arg of Perigee

195.8928Â°

Mean Motion

0.99977424 rev/d