ATHENA-FIDUS

NORAD 39509 · COSPAR 2014-006B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4634 @ 35780 x 35793 km x 0.0113 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-20 22:24 UTC Â· 8.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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ATHENA-FIDUS
1 39509U 14006B 26293.93358755 .00000160 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 39509 0.0113 178.2221 0001493 36.3123 188.7711 1.00271834046347

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 6th 2014

Spacecraft age

12 years, 8 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

0.0113Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35780 km

Apogee

35793 km

Eccentricity

0.0001493

RAAN

178.2221Â°

Arg of Perigee

36.3123Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271834 rev/d