SATCOM C1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SATCOM C1 at a glance.

Uptime

12590

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

13.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SATCOM C1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SATCOM C1

International designator: 1990-100A

Object number (NORAD): 20945

Object ID (CCSDS): 20945

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 1451.882 minutes

Inclination: 13.0785 deg

SMA: 42473.138 km

Apoapsis: 36155.939 km

Periapsis: 36034.066 km

RAAN: 18.1655 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0014347

Argument of periapsis: 14.0835 deg

Mean anomaly: 169.5313 deg

Mean motion: 0.99181631 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000014 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 4:46 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SATCOM C1

TLE line 1: 1 20945U 90100A 25127.69905634 -.00000014 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 20945 13.0785 18.1655 0014347 14.0835 169.5313 0.99181631122968

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SATCOM C1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SATCOM C1.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
INTELSAT 709 OTHER 2024-12-11 20:48:30 TBA 1665.0 (m) PAYLOAD
INTELSAT 709 OTHER 2024-10-30 00:28:42 TBA 1005.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Geostationary communications satellites

SATCOM C1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 42P | Satcom C1 & GStar 4’, on board a Ariane 42P space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 20, 1990, 11:11 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Ariane 42P | Satcom C1 & GStar 4
Ariane 42P | Satcom C1 & GStar 4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 20, 1990, 11:11 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Ariane 42P

Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2

Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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