INMARSAT

NORAD 24674 · COSPAR 1996-070A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #10914 @ 35837 x 35899 km x 10.581 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 07:56 UTC Â· 31.8 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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INMARSAT 3-F3
1 24674U 96070A 26291.33101308 -.00000190 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 24674 10.5810 48.4390 0007351 180.3338 195.8823 0.99980643109149

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

10.581Â°

Period

1440.28 min

Perigee

35837 km

Apogee

35899 km

Eccentricity

0.0007351

RAAN

48.439Â°

Arg of Perigee

180.3338Â°

Mean Motion

0.99980643 rev/d