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INMARSAT 5-F3

NORAD 40882· COSPAR 2015-042A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 28, 2015 from 200/39 (200L), Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-M Briz-M.
Proton-M Briz-M | Inmarsat-5 F3 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 04:59 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Inmarsat
Country
Inmarsat
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 28, 2015
Mass
—
Apogee
35,798 km
Perigee
35,792 km
Inclination
0.01°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for INMARSAT 5-F3 across 149 days of archived orbital elements (151 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.4 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35792 × 35798 km
357953580135789May 28Oct 25
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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