SYRACUSE 3A
Launch
Launched on Oct 13, 2005 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 GS.
Ariane 5 GS | Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 04:03 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Direction générale de l'Armement
Country
France
Manufacturer
Alcatel Space
Launched
Oct 13, 2005
Mass
3,725 kg
Apogee
35,804 km
Perigee
35,784 km
Inclination
4.85°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SYRACUSE 3A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+2.0 km
Rate
+0.02 km/day
Now
35784 × 35804 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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