DIRECTV

NORAD 40663 · COSPAR 2015-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4177 @ 35785 x 35790 km x 0.0482 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 20:42 UTC Â· 13.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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DIRECTV 15
1 40663U 15026A 26298.86294631 -.00000089 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 40663 0.0482 79.5189 0000554 85.6333 76.9260 1.00269527041777

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 27th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

DirecTV, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Contractor

Airbus Defense and Space

Launch mass

5,500 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0482Â°

Period

1436.13 min

Perigee

35785 km

Apogee

35790 km

Eccentricity

5.54E-5

RAAN

79.5189Â°

Arg of Perigee

85.6333Â°

Mean Motion

1.00269527 rev/d