OPTUS C1
Launch
Launched on Jun 11, 2003 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 G.
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Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Australian Space Agency
Country
Australia
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jun 11, 2003
Mass
—
Apogee
35,819 km
Perigee
35,770 km
Inclination
7.20°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for OPTUS C1 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.6 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35770 × 35819 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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