INMARSAT 3-F3, 24674
Orbit data source: Space-Track
INMARSAT 3-F3, 24674 is a payload satellite owned by INMARSAT (UK) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Dec 1996 UTC via an ATLAS IIA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMT/EW
Mission
On reserve Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
AS4000, STAR 37FM?
Mass
2,071 kg wet, 792 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 8.3 m
Radar Cross Section
10.282 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 INMARSAT 3-F3
1 24674U 96070A 25213.26344176 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 24674 9.6215 52.6431 0004744 109.0100 251.3038 1.00004216104707Epoch: 2025-08-01T06:19Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-01T06:19:21.368Z)
Latitude
0.03226°
Longitude
7.94518°
Altitude
35,867.658 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 31m 36s
True Declination
0° 01' 56"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
5.74463°
Longitude
44.04344°
Altitude
35,854.477 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 19m 43s
Apparent Declination
0° 11' 52"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:29:32
Azimuth
71.341° E
Elevation
-20.64°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,882.835 km
Perigee altitude
35,842.757 km
Semi-major axis
42,240.933 km
Eccentricity
0.00047
Inclination
9.6215°
RAAN
52.6431°
Arg. of periapsis
109.01°
True anomaly
251.25232°
Mean anomaly
251.3038°
Eccentric anomaly
251.27806°
Mean motion
0.25 °/min
Orbital period
1,439.99 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 1996 (1996-12-18 UTC)
INMARSAT 3-F3 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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