● ORBIT ING-NOW

JCSAT-13

NORAD 38331 · COSPAR 2012-023A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #5296 @ 35778 x 35797 km x 0.0146 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-04 21:48 UTC · 14.6 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
JCSAT-13
1 38331U 12023A 26308.90894166 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 38331 0.0146 267.3219 0002334 312.4838 275.5759 1.00269088052968
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 15th 2012
Spacecraft age
14 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Launch mass
4,500 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.0146°
Period
1436.14 min
Perigee
35778 km
Apogee
35797 km
Eccentricity
0.0002334
RAAN
267.3219°
Arg of Perigee
312.4838°
Mean Motion
1.00269088 rev/d