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INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9), 26451

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9), 26451 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Jul 2000 UTC via a ZENIT-3SL launch vehicle from the Sea Launch (SEAL). 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

26451, 2000-043A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

Intelsat (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-601HP, R-4D-14-350

Mass

3,650 kg wet, ~1,900 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2000-07-28 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-3SL

Launch site

Sea Launch (SEAL)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 26 m

Radar Cross Section

31.072 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9)
1 26451U 00043A   25118.89942381 -.00000014  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 26451   9.4771  52.9378 0003751 357.6100 196.5953  1.00270555 90697

Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:35:10.217Z)

Latitude

-2.33087°

Longitude

66.0527°

Altitude

35,802.023 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 27m 48s

True Declination

-2° 19' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-6.47529°

Longitude

-170.89055°

Altitude

35,775.44 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 43m 29s

Apparent Declination

-10° 41' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:13:08

Azimuth

14.703° NNE

Elevation

-60.04°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,803.784 km

Perigee altitude

35,772.151 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.105 km

Eccentricity

0.0003751

Inclination

9.4771°

RAAN

52.9378°

Arg. of periapsis

357.61°

True anomaly

196.58303°

Mean anomaly

196.5953°

Eccentric anomaly

196.58916°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.17 mins

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Check out INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9), 26451 on other resources

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