SATCOM 3

11635
Spacetrack Directory Number
1979-12-07
Orbit launches
25188.85 km
Average height
12690.92 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information SATCOM 3

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Orbit launches 1979-12-07 (46 years ago)
Days in orbit 17078
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 8322 km
Apogee 35486 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 8.93°
Laps per day 2
Height SATCOM 3 25188.85 km

Additional information SATCOM 3

SATCOM 3, 11635 is a payload satellite owned by RCA Americom (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 07 Dec 1979 UTC via a DELTA 3914 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite SATCOM 3 Date of exalting 07.12.1979y. Average height of ISS SATCOM 3 hundred 25188.85 km. Average velocity SATCOM 3 is 12690.92 km/h. Inclination SATCOM 3 satellite 8.9°.

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Update time: 2026-09-08 19:40:20
Average height of ISS SATCOM 3 is: 25188.85km
Average velocity SATCOM 3 is: 12690.92km/h
Average orbit height SATCOM 3 is: 8.9°
SATCOM 3 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1979-12-07
SATCOM 3 is from 17078 days Days in orbit.