INTELSAT

NORAD 26451 · COSPAR 2000-043A · INACTIVE TLE

Orbit: #4071 @ 36020 x 36042 km x 9.6319 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-07-11 09:52 UTC Â· 11194.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

// celestrak

INTELSAT 9 (IS-9)
1 26451U 00043A 25192.41138176 -.00000261 00000+0 00000+0 0 9993
2 26451 9.6319 52.2880 0002589 122.8598 227.4184 0.99406142 40717

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 28th 2000

Spacecraft age

26 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

PanAmSat (Intelsat S.A.)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Hughes Space and Communications Co.

Launch mass

3,659 kg

Power

9,900.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

9.6319Â°

Period

1448.6 min

Perigee

36020 km

Apogee

36042 km

Eccentricity

0.0002589

RAAN

52.288Â°

Arg of Perigee

122.8598Â°

Mean Motion

0.99406142 rev/d