In orbitPayload
OrbitalWiki publishes live orbits for active satellites only. This object is in the full catalogue: who launched it, what it is and its last published orbit are below, but there are no current orbital elements for it here.
| Source | What it says | Date |
|---|---|---|
| GCAT (J. McDowell) | Fell silent(uncertain) | 1998 |
| GCAT (J. McDowell) | Regular operations ended(uncertain) | 1998 |
| GCAT (J. McDowell) | Last known active | 2019-12-21 |
| GCAT (J. McDowell) | Zombie: no longer controlled, still sending a beacon |
Each line is one source and what it says. Where they disagree, both are shown; OrbitalWiki does not pick a winner.
From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S19460, checked 2026-11-05. About this source
From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-078, checked 2026-11-05. About this source
From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source
The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.