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INTELSAT 5 (PAS 5), 24916

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 5 (PAS 5), 24916 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 28 Aug 1997 UTC via a PROTON-K/DM-2M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

24916, 1997-046A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-601HP, R-4D-11-300

Mass

3,600 kg wet, ~1,900 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1997-08-28 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/DM-2M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 6.99 m

Radar Cross Section

73.695 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 5 (PAS 5)
1 24916U 97046A   25156.81852627 -.00000283  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 24916   9.5786  52.5546 0001698 177.8035 104.1197  0.99039076101818

Epoch: 2025-06-05T19:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-05T19:38:40.669Z)

Latitude

-9.38023°

Longitude

145.51906°

Altitude

36,138.791 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 18m 40s

True Declination

-9° 22' 16"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.01324°

Longitude

89.97719°

Altitude

36,131.814 km

Speed

3.062 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 13m 19s

Apparent Declination

-11° 46' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:11:26

Azimuth

280.186° WNW

Elevation

-30.069°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,143.985 km

Perigee altitude

36,129.547 km

Semi-major axis

42,514.903 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

9.5786°

RAAN

52.5546°

Arg. of periapsis

177.8035°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

104.1197°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24759 °/min

Orbital period

1,454.02 mins

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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 1997 (1997-08-28 UTC)

SL-12 R/B(1), 24917 (Decayed)

SL-12 PLAT, 24918 (Decayed)

SL-12 R/B(2), 24919

INTELSAT 5 (PAS 5) Visibility

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