RASCOM-QAF

NORAD 36831 · COSPAR 2010-037B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5952 @ 35763 x 35810 km x 0.0221 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-16 05:20 UTC Â· 21.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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RASCOM-QAF 1R
1 36831U 10037B 26289.22250226 .00000020 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 36831 0.0221 124.2036 0005611 89.4344 254.1275 1.00272859059522

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 4th 2010

Spacecraft age

16 years, 2 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

0.0221Â°

Period

1436.08 min

Perigee

35763 km

Apogee

35810 km

Eccentricity

0.0005611

RAAN

124.2036Â°

Arg of Perigee

89.4344Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272859 rev/d