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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9)
1 26451U 00043A 26317.42256917 .00000094 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 26451 10.6939 47.7695 0005864 204.1544 184.8163 0.99401283 45599Epoch: 2026-11-13T10:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T10:08:29.976Z)
Latitude
5.17338°
Longitude
-128.37688°
Altitude
36,056.31 km
Speed
3.064 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 05m 09s
True Declination
5° 10' 06"
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
01:52:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,058.288 km
Perigee altitude
36,008.548 km
Semi-major axis
42,411.555 km
Eccentricity
0.00059
Inclination
10.6939°
RAAN
47.7695°
Arg. of periapsis
204.1544°
True anomaly
184.81066°
Mean anomaly
184.8163°
Eccentric anomaly
184.81348°
Mean motion
0.24849 °/min
Orbital period
1,448.72 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 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-11-14 05:19:52.851Z | 211.519° SW | 2026-11-14 14:30:52.851Z | 226.207° WSW | 46.572° | 2026-11-15 05:19:52.851Z | 214.876° SW |
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