Key statistics
Satellite SATCOM 3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16596
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.8
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
7.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SATCOM 3 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SATCOM 3 DEB
International designator: 1979-101G
Object number (NORAD): 29004
Object ID (CCSDS): 29004
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 794.517 minutes
Inclination: 7.906 deg
SMA: 28415.962 km
Apoapsis: 35745.733 km
Periapsis: 8329.922 km
RAAN: 125.789 deg
Eccentricy: 0.4824016
Argument of periapsis: 22.9644 deg
Mean anomaly: 114.6365 deg
Mean motion: 1.81242153 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000065 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SATCOM 3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 29004U 79101G 25134.70007056 -.00000065 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 29004 7.9060 125.7890 4824016 22.9644 114.6365 1.81242153127590
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SATCOM 3 DEB.
Associated space launch
First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom
SATCOM 3 DEB 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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