AMC-3

NORAD 24936 · COSPAR 1997-050A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #5248 @ 36110 x 36147 km x 8.1784 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-06-22 14:11 UTC Â· 2924.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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AMC-3
1 24936U 97050A 26173.59136030 -.00000004 00000+0 00000+0 0 9994
2 24936 8.1784 63.9286 0004406 30.0620 235.7958 0.99064631 52489

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 4th 1997

Spacecraft age

29 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Global Eagle Entertainment

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 2AS

Contractor

Lockheed Commercial Space Systems

Launch mass

2,845 kg

Power

6,500 (EOL) W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

8.1784Â°

Period

1453.6 min

Perigee

36110 km

Apogee

36147 km

Eccentricity

0.0004406

RAAN

63.9286Â°

Arg of Perigee

30.062Â°

Mean Motion

0.99064631 rev/d