WILDBLUE-1

NORAD 29643 · COSPAR 2006-054A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5517 @ 36077 x 36116 km x 3.1577 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 17:23 UTC Â· 125.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

Trend: —

Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

// click to check

Current TLE

// onowactive

WILDBLUE-1
1 29643U 06054A 26306.72467340 .00000018 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 29643 3.1577 78.6651 0004600 128.0020 302.9223 0.99176185055170

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 8th 2006

Spacecraft age

19 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

WildBlue Communications

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

4,735 kg

Power

10,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

3.1577Â°

Period

1451.96 min

Perigee

36077 km

Apogee

36116 km

Eccentricity

0.00046

RAAN

78.6651Â°

Arg of Perigee

128.002Â°

Mean Motion

0.99176185 rev/d