DIRECTV

NORAD 40663 · COSPAR 2015-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4198 @ 35786 x 35789 km x 0.0422 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-15 10:20 UTC Â· 11.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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DIRECTV 15
1 40663U 15026A 26319.43100233 -.00000089 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 40663 0.0422 91.6799 0000382 333.9515 41.2099 1.00269672041982

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 27th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 5 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

0.0422Â°

Period

1436.13 min

Perigee

35786 km

Apogee

35789 km

Eccentricity

3.82E-5

RAAN

91.6799Â°

Arg of Perigee

333.9515Â°

Mean Motion

1.00269672 rev/d