ATHENA-FIDUS

NORAD 39509 · COSPAR 2014-006B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4654 @ 35782 x 35791 km x 0.0059 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-09 21:20 UTC Â· 15.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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ATHENA-FIDUS
1 39509U 14006B 26313.88957823 .00000164 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 39509 0.0059 96.7018 0001107 133.8582 176.5701 1.00273055046541

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 6th 2014

Spacecraft age

12 years, 9 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Contractor

Thales Alenia Space

Launch mass

3,080 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0059Â°

Period

1436.08 min

Perigee

35782 km

Apogee

35791 km

Eccentricity

0.0001107

RAAN

96.7018Â°

Arg of Perigee

133.8582Â°

Mean Motion

1.00273055 rev/d