SATCOM 2

8774
Spacetrack Directory Number
1976-03-26
Orbit launches
36255.07 km
Average height
11008.02 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information SATCOM 2

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Orbit launches 1976-03-26 (50 years ago)
Days in orbit 18463
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 36008 km
Apogee 36502 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 8.71°
Laps per day 1
Height SATCOM 2 36255.07 km

Additional information SATCOM 2

SATCOM 2, 8774 is a payload satellite owned by RCA Americom (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 26 Mar 1976 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 2 Date of exalting 26.03.1976y. Average height of ISS SATCOM 2 hundred 36255.07 km. Average velocity SATCOM 2 is 11008.02 km/h. Inclination SATCOM 2 satellite 8.75°.

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Update time: 2026-10-12 19:30:19
Average height of ISS SATCOM 2 is: 36255.07km
Average velocity SATCOM 2 is: 11008.02km/h
Average orbit height SATCOM 2 is: 8.75°
SATCOM 2 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1976-03-26
SATCOM 2 is from 18463 days Days in orbit.