DIRECTV

NORAD 28659 · COSPAR 2005-019A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #7840 @ 35773 x 35800 km x 0.0115 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 21:17 UTC Â· 34.4 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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DIRECTV 8
1 28659U 05019A 26300.88712809 .00000011 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 28659 0.0115 242.0600 0003250 344.4368 10.1075 1.00272641078401

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 22nd 2005

Spacecraft age

21 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

DirecTV, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Proton M/Breeze M

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

3,800 kg

Power

8,200.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0115Â°

Period

1436.08 min

Perigee

35773 km

Apogee

35800 km

Eccentricity

0.000325

RAAN

242.06Â°

Arg of Perigee

344.4368Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272641 rev/d