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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-601HP, R-4D-14-350
Mass
3,650 kg wet, ~1,900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.0 m
Radar Cross Section
31.072 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9)
1 26451U 00043A 25260.89025088 -.00000237 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 26451 9.7825 51.6637 0005348 165.0353 211.6572 0.99402020 41401Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:21:57.676Z)
Latitude
2.77491°
Longitude
110.53509°
Altitude
36,050.658 km
Speed
3.064 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 32m 20s
True Declination
2° 46' 20"
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
17:15:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,055.899 km
Perigee altitude
36,010.536 km
Semi-major axis
42,411.354 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
9.7825°
RAAN
51.6637°
Arg. of periapsis
165.0353°
True anomaly
211.62505°
Mean anomaly
211.6572°
Eccentric anomaly
211.64113°
Mean motion
0.2485 °/min
Orbital period
1,448.71 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #43 in the year 2000 (2000-07-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9) Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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