DIRECTV

NORAD 27426 · COSPAR 2002-023A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #8931 @ 35774 x 35799 km x 5.1743 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 13:30 UTC Â· 23.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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DIRECTV 5 (TEMPO 1)
1 27426U 02023A 26286.56299687 -.00000056 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 27426 5.1743 73.7758 0003038 127.8973 273.0481 1.00271831089310

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 7th 2002

Spacecraft age

24 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

DirecTV, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Proton K

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

4,300 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

5.1743Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35774 km

Apogee

35799 km

Eccentricity

0.0003038

RAAN

73.7758Â°

Arg of Perigee

127.8973Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271831 rev/d