DIRECTV

NORAD 36131 · COSPAR 2009-075A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4769 @ 35785 x 35787 km x 0.0305 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 06:18 UTC Â· 10.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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DIRECTV 12
1 36131U 09075A 26282.26290764 -.00000115 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 36131 0.0305 60.3532 0000245 110.4585 199.0117 1.00272615047696

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

0.0305Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35785 km

Apogee

35787 km

Eccentricity

2.45E-5

RAAN

60.3532Â°

Arg of Perigee

110.4585Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272615 rev/d