INTELSAT 701, 22871
Orbit data source: Space-Track
INTELSAT 701, 22871 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 22 Oct 1993 UTC via an ARIANE 44LP launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SS/Loral
Mission
Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
FS-1300, R-4D-11
Mass
3,650 kg wet, 1,425 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 10.9 m
Radar Cross Section
23.364 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 701
1 22871U 93066A 25234.54688878 .00000033 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 22871 10.2002 48.8673 0003868 106.3495 86.8892 0.99315737116133Epoch: 2025-08-22T13:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-22T13:07:31.19Z)
Latitude
-2.31366°
Longitude
73.98207°
Altitude
36,055.753 km
Speed
3.065 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 07m 49s
True Declination
-2° 18' 41"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:12:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,074.187 km
Perigee altitude
36,041.358 km
Semi-major axis
42,435.91 km
Eccentricity
0.00039
Inclination
10.2002°
RAAN
48.8673°
Arg. of periapsis
106.3495°
True anomaly
86.93346°
Mean anomaly
86.8892°
Eccentric anomaly
86.91133°
Mean motion
0.24828 °/min
Orbital period
1,449.97 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 1993 (1993-10-22 UTC)
INTELSAT 701 Visibility
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