INTELSAT

NORAD 38740 · COSPAR 2012-043A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5189 @ 35780 x 35793 km x 0.0224 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-10 00:49 UTC Â· 36.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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INTELSAT 20 (IS-20)
1 38740U 12043A 26283.03457025 -.00000034 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 38740 0.0224 130.0933 0001495 49.6488 279.8742 1.00272325051893

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 2nd 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Intelsat S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

6,094 kg

Power

19,300.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0224Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35780 km

Apogee

35793 km

Eccentricity

0.0001495

RAAN

130.0933Â°

Arg of Perigee

49.6488Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272325 rev/d