VIASAT-2

NORAD 42740 · COSPAR 2017-029A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3453 @ 35783 x 35791 km x 0.0143 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-28 19:45 UTC Â· 31.7 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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VIASAT-2
1 42740U 17029A 26301.82351006 -.00000258 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 42740 0.0143 261.2654 0000974 292.4645 70.0455 1.00271791034539

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 1st 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

ViaSat, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5

Contractor

Boeing Satellite Systems

Launch mass

6,418 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0143Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35783 km

Apogee

35791 km

Eccentricity

9.74E-5

RAAN

261.2654Â°

Arg of Perigee

292.4645Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271791 rev/d