OPTUS

NORAD 27831 · COSPAR 2003-028B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5449 @ 35763 x 35810 km x 7.2432 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-07 04:31 UTC Â· 18.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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OPTUS C1
1 27831U 03028B 26311.18879414 -.00000146 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 27831 7.2432 67.6314 0005545 159.3602 43.1115 1.00272105054498

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 12th 2003

Spacecraft age

23 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom)/Australian Ministry of Defense

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5G

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

4,800 kg

Power

10,600.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

7.2432Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35763 km

Apogee

35810 km

Eccentricity

0.0005545

RAAN

67.6314Â°

Arg of Perigee

159.3602Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272105 rev/d