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INTELSAT 7 (PAS 7), 25473

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 7 (PAS 7), 25473 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 16 Sep 1998 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

25473, 1998-052A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (US)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

FS-1300, R-4D-11-164

Mass

3,838 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1998-09-16 (27 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44LP

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Wing, 26.97 m

Radar Cross Section

45.564 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 7 (PAS 7)
1 25473U 98052A   25129.53909800 -.00000006  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 25473   9.5253  55.8676 0004017 171.0075  70.8986  0.98210351 96661

Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:56:18.067Z)

Latitude

-8.40436°

Longitude

-124.17481°

Altitude

36,370.002 km

Speed

3.054 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 49m 58s

True Declination

-8° 23' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

9.17371°

Longitude

99.8154°

Altitude

36,366.253 km

Speed

3.054 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 34m 10s

Apparent Declination

4° 08' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:19:08

Azimuth

220.382° SW

Elevation

47.098°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,392.763 km

Perigee altitude

36,358.415 km

Semi-major axis

42,753.726 km

Eccentricity

0.0004017

Inclination

9.5253°

RAAN

55.8676°

Arg. of periapsis

171.0075°

True anomaly

70.9421°

Mean anomaly

70.8986°

Eccentric anomaly

70.92035°

Mean motion

0.24552 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1466.29 mins

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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1998 (1998-09-16 UTC)

ARIANE 44LP R/B, 25474 (Decayed)

INTELSAT 7 (PAS 7) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-05-10 04:06:44.991Z	220.367° SW	2025-05-10 04:06:44.991Z	220.367° SW	36.218°	2025-05-11 04:06:44.991Z	230.385° WSW

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