SPACEWAY

NORAD 28903 · COSPAR 2005-046B · INACTIVE

Orbit: #4644 @ 36122 x 36136 km x 4.2193 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-02-14 15:23 UTC Â· 14892.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

SPACEWAY 2
1 28903U 05046B 25045.64145819 .00000055 00000+0 00000+0 0 9999
2 28903 4.2193 77.4131 0001618 35.0123 124.0573 0.99061893 46441

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 16th 2005

Spacecraft age

20 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

DirecTV, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Contractor

Boeing Satellite Systems

Launch mass

5,993 kg

Power

12,300.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

4.2193Â°

Period

1453.64 min

Perigee

36122 km

Apogee

36136 km

Eccentricity

0.0001618

RAAN

77.4131Â°

Arg of Perigee

35.0123Â°

Mean Motion

0.99061893 rev/d