TERRESTAR-1

NORAD 35496 · COSPAR 2009-035A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #6351 @ 35779 x 35794 km x 5.2785 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-01 21:04 UTC Â· 20.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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TERRESTAR-1
1 35496U 09035A 26305.87779273 -.00000061 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 35496 5.2785 48.6053 0001855 169.8383 27.7616 1.00271585063512

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

July 1st 2009

Spacecraft age

17 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

TerraStar Corporation

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

6,910 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

5.2785Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35779 km

Apogee

35794 km

Eccentricity

0.0001855

RAAN

48.6053Â°

Arg of Perigee

169.8383Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271585 rev/d