DIRECTV

NORAD 28238 · COSPAR 2004-016A · INACTIVE

Orbit: #6156 @ 36159 x 36182 km x 0.1241 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2021-02-19 14:18 UTC Â· 49862.6 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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DIRECTV 7S
1 28238U 04016A 21050.59604799 -.00000039 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 28238 0.1241 91.3922 0002782 24.8510 89.6520 0.98917965 61560

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 4th 2004

Spacecraft age

22 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

DirecTV, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

5,483 kg

Power

13,000 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.1241Â°

Period

1455.75 min

Perigee

36159 km

Apogee

36182 km

Eccentricity

0.0002782

RAAN

91.3922Â°

Arg of Perigee

24.851Â°

Mean Motion

0.98917965 rev/d