▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	10.3596°
Eccentricity	0.0003399
Period	1440.1 min
Apogee	35,880 km
Perigee	35,851 km
Mean motion	0.99991783 rev/day
RAAN	49.4637°
Arg of perigee	63.4773°
Mean anomaly	119.6991°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	10,810

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 24674U 96070A 26187.79299785 .00000095 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 24674 10.3596 49.4637 0003399 63.4773 119.6991 0.99991783108107

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "INMARSAT 3-F3",
  "OBJECT_ID": "1996-070A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T19:01:55.014+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 0.99991783,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0003399,
  "INCLINATION": 10.3596,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 49.4637,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 63.4773,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 119.6991,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 24674,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 10810,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 9.5e-7,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	INMARSAT 3-F3
Operator	International Maritime Satellite OrganizationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Inmarsat
Launch date	Dec 18, 1996HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	1035HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/24674

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.