INTELSAT

NORAD 38749 · COSPAR 2012-045A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5193 @ 35777 x 35797 km x 0.0065 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 21:09 UTC Â· 14.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

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Current TLE

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INTELSAT 21 (IS-21)
1 38749U 12045A 26308.88170427 -.00000289 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 38749 0.0065 65.8303 0002396 164.0804 73.6436 1.00270128051930

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 19th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Intelsat S.A.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Boeing Satellite Systems

Launch mass

5,984 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0065Â°

Period

1436.12 min

Perigee

35777 km

Apogee

35797 km

Eccentricity

0.0002396

RAAN

65.8303Â°

Arg of Perigee

164.0804Â°

Mean Motion

1.00270128 rev/d