DIRECTV

NORAD 40663 · COSPAR 2015-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4175 @ 35784 x 35788 km x 0.0515 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-24 07:50 UTC Â· 43.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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DIRECTV 15
1 40663U 15026A 26297.32684444 -.00000090 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 40663 0.0515 77.1706 0000452 69.7636 260.6333 1.00273324041750

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

0.0515Â°

Period

1436.07 min

Perigee

35784 km

Apogee

35788 km

Eccentricity

4.52E-5

RAAN

77.1706Â°

Arg of Perigee

69.7636Â°

Mean Motion

1.00273324 rev/d