DIRECTV

NORAD 36131 · COSPAR 2009-075A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4786 @ 35785 x 35788 km x 0.0281 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 20:42 UTC Â· 8.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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DIRECTV 12
1 36131U 09075A 26298.86294631 -.00000090 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 36131 0.0281 94.3999 0000322 75.1661 72.6527 1.00271484047864

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 29th 2009

Spacecraft age

16 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

DirecTV, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Breeze M

Contractor

Boeing Space Systems

Launch mass

5,900 kg

Power

8,700 (BOL) W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0281Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35785 km

Apogee

35788 km

Eccentricity

3.22E-5

RAAN

94.3999Â°

Arg of Perigee

75.1661Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271484 rev/d