INTELSAT

NORAD 37834 · COSPAR 2011-056A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5518 @ 35776 x 35796 km x 0.0131 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-31 19:04 UTC Â· 15.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

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Current TLE

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INTELSAT 18 (IS-18)
1 37834U 11056A 26304.79511495 .00000049 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 37834 0.0131 266.7556 0002270 324.5257 275.0938 1.00273772055180

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 5th 2011

Spacecraft age

15 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Intelsat S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Zenit

Contractor

Orbital Sciences Corp.

Launch mass

3,200 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0131Â°

Period

1436.07 min

Perigee

35776 km

Apogee

35796 km

Eccentricity

0.000227

RAAN

266.7556Â°

Arg of Perigee

324.5257Â°

Mean Motion

1.00273772 rev/d