RASCOM-QAF

NORAD 36831 · COSPAR 2010-037B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5971 @ 35761 x 35812 km x 0.0143 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 21:27 UTC Â· 32.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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RASCOM-QAF 1R
1 36831U 10037B 26308.89375100 .00000015 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 36831 0.0143 283.3555 0006126 310.6152 134.8636 1.00271983059719

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 4th 2010

Spacecraft age

16 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5

Contractor

Thales Alenia Space

Launch mass

3,050 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0143Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35761 km

Apogee

35812 km

Eccentricity

0.0006126

RAAN

283.3555Â°

Arg of Perigee

310.6152Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271983 rev/d