● ORBIT ING-NOW

EUTELSAT

NORAD 42741 · COSPAR 2017-029B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3515 @ 35786 x 35787 km x 0.039 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-03 17:10 UTC · 23.7 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
EUTELSAT 172B
1 42741U 17029B 26307.71560770 -.00000012 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 42741 0.0390 109.2093 0000146 252.4771 110.9302 1.00271046035156
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
June 1st 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
EUTELSAT S.A.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5
Contractor
Airbus Defense and Space
Launch mass
3,600 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.039°
Period
1436.11 min
Perigee
35786 km
Apogee
35787 km
Eccentricity
1.46E-5
RAAN
109.2093°
Arg of Perigee
252.4771°
Mean Motion
1.00271046 rev/d