Key statistics
Satellite SATCOM 3 at a glance.
Uptime
16597
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.8
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
8.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SATCOM 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SATCOM 3
International designator: 1979-101A
Object number (NORAD): 11635
Object ID (CCSDS): 11635
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 788.929 minutes
Inclination: 8.3111 deg
SMA: 28282.566 km
Apoapsis: 35455.176 km
Periapsis: 8353.685 km
RAAN: 120.7634 deg
Eccentricy: 0.4791201
Argument of periapsis: 32.1621 deg
Mean anomaly: 168.9141 deg
Mean motion: 1.82525925 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000066 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 5:20 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 14, 2025, 12:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SATCOM 3
TLE line 1: 1 11635U 79101A 25134.02282123 -.00000066 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 11635 8.3111 120.7634 4791201 32.1621 168.9141 1.82525925216686
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SATCOM 3.
Associated space launch
First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom
SATCOM 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 3914 | Satcom 3’, on board a Delta 3914 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 7, 1979, 1:35 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta 3914 | Satcom 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 7, 1979, 1:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 3914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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