VIASAT-1

NORAD 37843 · COSPAR 2011-059A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4863 @ 35778 x 35795 km x 0.0151 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-26 04:15 UTC Â· 23.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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VIASAT-1
1 37843U 11059A 26299.17748098 -.00000010 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 37843 0.0151 252.6883 0002109 320.3570 130.3384 1.00271820048634

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

October 19th 2011

Spacecraft age

15 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

ViaSat, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Proton M

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

6,740 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0151Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35778 km

Apogee

35795 km

Eccentricity

0.0002109

RAAN

252.6883Â°

Arg of Perigee

320.357Â°

Mean Motion

1.0027182 rev/d