INTELSAT

NORAD 38749 · COSPAR 2012-045A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5172 @ 35779 x 35796 km x 0.0291 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-15 05:49 UTC Â· 14.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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INTELSAT 21 (IS-21)
1 38749U 12045A 26288.24271632 -.00000284 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 38749 0.0291 92.8536 0001998 111.5477 208.7725 1.00269987051729

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 19th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 1 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

0.0291Â°

Period

1436.12 min

Perigee

35779 km

Apogee

35796 km

Eccentricity

0.0001998

RAAN

92.8536Â°

Arg of Perigee

111.5477Â°

Mean Motion

1.00269987 rev/d