OPTUS

NORAD 35756 · COSPAR 2009-044B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #6297 @ 35768 x 35805 km x 0.6858 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 20:28 UTC Â· 25.4 h old

Orbit history

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Velocity —

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Current TLE

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OPTUS D3
1 35756U 09044B 26308.85280731 -.00000150 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 35756 0.6858 267.4908 0004372 318.6663 281.1889 1.00271635062976

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 21st 2009

Spacecraft age

17 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Optus Communications (Parent: Singapore Telecom)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5

Contractor

Orbital Sciences Corp.

Launch mass

2,501 kg

Power

5,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.6858Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35768 km

Apogee

35805 km

Eccentricity

0.0004372

RAAN

267.4908Â°

Arg of Perigee

318.6663Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271635 rev/d