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TELSTAR 303

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.0 hours, on an orbit tilted 14.1° from the equator, between 35,885 and 35,927 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About TELSTAR 303

TELSTAR 303 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jun 17, 1985 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 147°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Telstar 303 · retired American communications satellite

Operated by
AT&T Corporation
Built by
Hughes Aircraft Company
Mass
653 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 14 days its lowest point went from 35,877 km to 35,875 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,87035,88035,89035,90035,91035,920

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.