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NORAD 22927

TELSTAR 401

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 14.4° from the equator, between 35,759 and 35,819 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About TELSTAR 401

TELSTAR 401 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Dec 16, 1993 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 100°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 401 · communications satellite owned by AT&T

Operated by
AT&T Corporation

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 19 days its lowest point went from 35,750 km to 35,753 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)
35,76035,78035,80035,820

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