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 25308.17168331 -.00000254 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994
2 26451 9.8862 51.2461 0006684 186.4410 190.6381 0.99405061 41872Epoch: 2025-11-04T04:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T04:07:13.437Z)
Latitude
2.89716°
Longitude
-37.43047°
Altitude
36,058.503 km
Speed
3.064 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 32m 09s
True Declination
2° 53' 39"
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
19:18:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,060.699 km
Perigee altitude
36,004.004 km
Semi-major axis
42,410.488 km
Eccentricity
0.00067
Inclination
9.8862°
RAAN
51.2461°
Arg. of periapsis
186.441°
True anomaly
190.62397°
Mean anomaly
190.6381°
Eccentric anomaly
190.63103°
Mean motion
0.2485 °/min
Orbital period
1,448.67 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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| 789 mins | 2025-11-05 02:58:36.444Z | 106.904° ESE | 2025-11-05 09:01:36.444Z | 99.266° ESE | 17.086° | 2025-11-05 16:07:36.444Z | 109.876° ESE |
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
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