MARISAT 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite MARISAT 1 at a glance.

Uptime

18035

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

6.6

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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: 1451.552 minutes

Inclination: 6.6426 deg

SMA: 42466.709 km

Apoapsis: 36144.812 km

Periapsis: 36032.335 km

RAAN: 297.269 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0013243

Argument of periapsis: 191.923 deg

Mean anomaly: 219.7427 deg

Mean motion: 0.99204154 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000022 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 10:26 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 MARISAT 1

TLE line 1: 1 08697U 76017A 25185.43525019 -.00000022 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 08697 6.6426 297.2690 0013243 191.9230 219.7427 0.99204154178652

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite MARISAT 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object MARISAT 1.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
HIMAWARI 1 (GMS 1) OTHER 2024-10-03 14:07:11 TBA 3558.0 (m) PAYLOAD

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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Delta 2914 | Marisat 1
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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