EUTELSAT

NORAD 33459 · COSPAR 2008-065A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4853 @ 35771 x 35802 km x 3.2488 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 12:05 UTC Â· 16.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

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Current TLE

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EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13C
1 33459U 08065A 26286.50354328 -.00000282 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 33459 3.2488 77.6886 0003733 128.4730 306.9178 1.00271462048531

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 20th 2008

Spacecraft age

17 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

EUTELSAT S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5

Contractor

EADS Astrium

Launch mass

4,880 kg

Power

14,500.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

3.2488Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35771 km

Apogee

35802 km

Eccentricity

0.0003733

RAAN

77.6886Â°

Arg of Perigee

128.473Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271462 rev/d