Key statistics
Satellite SATCOM 3 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
16713
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.8
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
8.2
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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: 794.525 minutes
Inclination: 8.1823 deg
SMA: 28416.154 km
Apoapsis: 35881.257 km
Periapsis: 8194.78 km
RAAN: 115.1296 deg
Eccentricy: 0.48716089
Argument of periapsis: 45.145 deg
Mean anomaly: 88.3513 deg
Mean motion: 1.81240321 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000122 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SATCOM 3 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 29004U 79101G 25251.63296156 -.00000122 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 29004 8.1823 115.1296 4871609 45.1450 88.3513 1.81240321129651
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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