Key statistics
Satellite MARISAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
18139
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
6.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MARISAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MARISAT 1
International designator: 1976-017A
Object number (NORAD): 8697
Object ID (CCSDS): 8697
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1451.54 minutes
Inclination: 6.4017 deg
SMA: 42466.467 km
Apoapsis: 36139.275 km
Periapsis: 36037.39 km
RAAN: 296.528 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011996
Argument of periapsis: 207.2561 deg
Mean anomaly: 353.5658 deg
Mean motion: 0.99205 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000058 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 4:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MARISAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 08697U 76017A 25289.67263329 .00000058 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 08697 6.4017 296.5280 0011996 207.2561 353.5658 0.99205000179682
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MARISAT 1.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company
MARISAT 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2914 | Marisat 1’, on board a Delta 2914 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 19, 1976, 10:32 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta 2914 | Marisat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 19, 1976, 10:32 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2914
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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