AMC-2

NORAD 24713 · COSPAR 1997-002A · INACTIVE TLE

Orbit: #8744 @ 36011 x 36017 km x 6.7159 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2020-12-16 08:40 UTC Â· 50967.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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AMC-2 (GE-2)
1 24713U 97002A 20351.36130019 .00000034 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 24713 6.7159 59.3532 0000670 9.9988 34.7739 0.99465415 87449

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 30th 1997

Spacecraft age

29 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

SES S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 44L

Contractor

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems

Launch mass

2,648 kg

Power

6,500 (EOL) W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

6.7159Â°

Period

1447.74 min

Perigee

36011 km

Apogee

36017 km

Eccentricity

6.7E-5

RAAN

59.3532Â°

Arg of Perigee

9.9988Â°

Mean Motion

0.99465415 rev/d