VIASAT-1

NORAD 37843 · COSPAR 2011-059A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4864 @ 35778 x 35796 km x 0.0143 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-26 21:21 UTC Â· 8.6 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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VIASAT-1
1 37843U 11059A 26299.89008117 -.00000011 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 37843 0.0143 260.1532 0002130 318.4452 22.0176 1.00269634048648

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

0.0143Â°

Period

1436.13 min

Perigee

35778 km

Apogee

35796 km

Eccentricity

0.000213

RAAN

260.1532Â°

Arg of Perigee

318.4452Â°

Mean Motion

1.00269634 rev/d