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INTELSAT 905, 27438

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 905, 27438 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat Ltd (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 05 Jun 2002 UTC via an ARIANE 44L 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
27438, 2002-027A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SS/Loral
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
FS-1300HL, R-4D-15-260
Mass
4,723 kg wet, 1,984 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2002-06-05 (23 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 44L
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 2 Dish, 31 m
Radar Cross Section
40.765 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 905
1 27438U 02027A   25132.99573905  .00000111  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 27438   5.7461  74.6112 0002791 336.3401  41.3277  1.00269736 83952
Epoch: 2025-05-12T23:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T23:53:51.853Z)
Latitude
1.75648°
Longitude
-137.25744°
Altitude
35,777.573 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 08m 50s
True Declination
1° 45' 17"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-3.81958°
Longitude
66.59776°
Altitude
35,792.159 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 28m 29s
Apparent Declination
-10° 15' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:53:15
Azimuth
221.966° SW
Elevation
29.664°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,799.993 km
Perigee altitude
35,776.455 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.361 km
Eccentricity
0.0002791
Inclination
5.7461°
RAAN
74.6112°
Arg. of periapsis
336.3401°
True anomaly
41.34883°
Mean anomaly
41.3277°
Eccentric anomaly
41.33826°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1436.18 mins
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1440 mins2025-05-13 13:27:29.879Z221.954° SW2025-05-14 04:48:29.879Z228.658° WSW31.918°2025-05-14 13:27:29.879Z221.912° SW
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