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ANIK A1 (TELESAT 1)

retiredgeo
Live GEO trackerBrowse UNCLASSIFIED

Identification

NORAD / COSPAR
6278 / 1972-090A
Constellation
UNCLASSIFIED
Object type
PAYLOAD
Country / owner
Canada
Operator
Various

Launch

Launch date
10 Nov 1972
Launch site
N/A
Launch vehicle
N/A
Decay date
In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period
1457.12 min
Inclination
5.90°
Apoapsis
36255 km
Periapsis
36140 km
Mean altitude
36197 km
Semi-major axis
42568 km
Eccentricity
0.00135

Live state

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TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch
10/23/2026, 3:32:47 AM
Source
Space-Track
1 06278U 72090A   26296.14777367  .00000061  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 06278   5.9010 291.9770 0013512 209.1832   5.7135  0.98825313120319