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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / ITSORelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 2 Dish, 15.5 m
Radar Cross Section
40.765 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 905
1 27438U 02027A 25241.21435457 .00000096 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 27438 6.0136 73.3165 0002371 78.5288 125.8029 1.00271047 48436Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:08:40.234Z)
Latitude
-2.46194°
Longitude
-137.28838°
Altitude
35,792.527 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 30m 10s
True Declination
-2° 27' 34"
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
08:14:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,797.853 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.857 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.992 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
6.0136°
RAAN
73.3165°
Arg. of periapsis
78.5288°
True anomaly
125.82493°
Mean anomaly
125.8029°
Eccentric anomaly
125.81392°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 2002 (2002-06-05 UTC)
INTELSAT 905 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 | 2025-08-29 16:41:58.306Z | 225.809° WSW | 2025-08-29 21:43:58.306Z | 228.902° WSW | 32.054° | 2025-08-30 16:41:58.306Z | 225.892° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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