● ORBIT ING-NOW

ASTRA

NORAD 36581 · COSPAR 2010-021A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #6018 @ 35777 x 35796 km x 1.8014 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-26 04:55 UTC · 18.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
ASTRA 3B
1 36581U 10021A 26299.20486780 .00000151 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 36581 1.8014 81.7356 0002253 99.9860 310.0970 1.00270698060180
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 21st 2010
Spacecraft age
16 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
SES S.A.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA
Contractor
EADS Astrium
Launch mass
5,471 kg
Power
10,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
1.8014°
Period
1436.11 min
Perigee
35777 km
Apogee
35796 km
Eccentricity
0.0002253
RAAN
81.7356°
Arg of Perigee
99.986°
Mean Motion
1.00270698 rev/d