Key statistics
Satellite SATCOM 3R at a glance.
Uptime
16000
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
12.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SATCOM 3R.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SATCOM 3R
International designator: 1981-114A
Object number (NORAD): 12967
Object ID (CCSDS): 12967
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1438.163 minutes
Inclination: 12.4194 deg
SMA: 42205.17 km
Apoapsis: 35845.056 km
Periapsis: 35809.014 km
RAAN: 333.8311 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00042698
Argument of periapsis: 267.4006 deg
Mean anomaly: 99.575 deg
Mean motion: 1.00127709 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000029 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 10:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SATCOM 3R
TLE line 1: 1 12967U 81114A 25251.94945176 .00000029 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 12967 12.4194 333.8311 0004270 267.4006 99.5750 1.00127709125255
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SATCOM 3R.
Associated space launch
First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom
SATCOM 3R was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 3910/PAM | Satcom 3R’, on board a Delta 3910/PAM space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 20, 1981, 1:37 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta 3910/PAM | Satcom 3R
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 20, 1981, 1:37 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 3910/PAM
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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