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NORAD 8585

CTS

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 3.6° from the equator, between 35,785 and 35,809 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About CTS

CTS is a satellite from Canada, launched on Jan 17, 1976 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 142°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.

Communications Technology Satellite · multinational communications satellite

Operated by
Communications Research Centre Canada
Built by
Communications Research Centre Canada
Mass
676 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 13 days its lowest point went from 35,719 km to 35,718 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)
35,75035,80035,850

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