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ORION 3

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 2.3 hours, on an orbit tilted 19.8° from the equator, between 2,461 and 2,533 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ORION 3

ORION 3 is a satellite from the United States, launched on May 5, 1999 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It circles Earth every 139 minutes (10.4 times a day), between 2,456 and 2,529 km up, on an orbit tilted 19.8° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 20° north and south.

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

Orion 3 · American communications satellite which was placed into an incorrect orbit after launch

Operated by
Loral Space & Communications

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 2,456 km to 2,456 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)
2,4602,4802,5002,520Nov 26

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