● ORBIT ING-NOW

INMARSAT

NORAD 42698 · COSPAR 2017-025A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3446 @ 35785 x 35788 km x 0.0144 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-13 12:35 UTC · 15.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
INMARSAT 5-F4
1 42698U 17025A 26286.52469003 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 42698 0.0144 216.0426 0000325 320.1791 91.2750 1.00272045034466
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 15th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 4 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
INMARSAT, Ltd.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
Boeing Corp.
Launch mass
6,086 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.0144°
Period
1436.09 min
Perigee
35785 km
Apogee
35788 km
Eccentricity
3.25E-5
RAAN
216.0426°
Arg of Perigee
320.1791°
Mean Motion
1.00272045 rev/d