INTELSAT

NORAD 37834 · COSPAR 2011-056A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5497 @ 35779 x 35795 km x 0.0131 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 09:51 UTC Â· 20.4 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 26284.41088747 .00000048 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 37834 0.0131 248.9469 0001904 299.8341 159.1658 1.00269992054972

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

1436.12 min

Perigee

35779 km

Apogee

35795 km

Eccentricity

0.0001904

RAAN

248.9469Â°

Arg of Perigee

299.8341Â°

Mean Motion

1.00269992 rev/d