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MARISAT 3, 8882

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MARISAT 3, 8882 is a payload satellite owned by Comsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 10 Jun 1976 UTC via a DELTA 2914 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

8882, 1976-053A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Lockheed Martin (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

HS-356, FW5

Mass

655 kg wet, 286 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1976-06-10 (49 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 2914

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 MARISAT 3
1  8882U 76053A   25288.87285141 -.00000269  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2  8882   8.2954 302.5361 0133177 327.5989 224.5294  0.95900684118819

Epoch: 2025-10-15T20:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-15T20:56:54.361Z)

Latitude

-1.60586°

Longitude

154.63022°

Altitude

37,471.621 km

Speed

3.001 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 53m 59s

True Declination

-1° 36' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:40:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

37,637.78 km

Perigee altitude

36,480.807 km

Semi-major axis

43,437.431 km

Eccentricity

0.01332

Inclination

8.2954°

RAAN

302.5361°

Arg. of periapsis

327.5989°

True anomaly

223.4718°

Mean anomaly

224.5294°

Eccentric anomaly

223.99935°

Mean motion

0.23974 °/min

Orbital period

1,501.6 mins

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1976 (1976-06-10 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB, 8888 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 R/B(1), 8883 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 8887 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 8902 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 R/B(2), 8910 (Decayed)

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MARISAT 3, 8882

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1976 (1976-06-10 UTC)

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