VIASAT-2

NORAD 42740 · COSPAR 2017-029A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3433 @ 35782 x 35794 km x 0.0168 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 05:21 UTC Â· 16.2 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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VIASAT-2
1 42740U 17029A 26282.22314582 -.00000276 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 42740 0.0168 235.2776 0001412 283.7745 229.1767 1.00267708034338

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

0.0168Â°

Period

1436.16 min

Perigee

35782 km

Apogee

35794 km

Eccentricity

0.0001412

RAAN

235.2776Â°

Arg of Perigee

283.7745Â°

Mean Motion

1.00267708 rev/d