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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

3 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (Unknown / ITSO)

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 3 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 905
1 27438U 02027A   25171.24602642  .00000103  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 27438   5.8406  74.1730 0002370  12.2148 133.6617  1.00271628 84333

Epoch: 2025-06-20T05:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-20T05:54:16.682Z)

Latitude

3.26127°

Longitude

-137.05992°

Altitude

35,792.715 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 40m 50s

True Declination

3° 15' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.57898°

Longitude

-97.62745°

Altitude

35,796.174 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 02m 53s

Apparent Declination

-6° 43' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:27:04

Azimuth

224° SW

Elevation

32.731°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,797.686 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.7 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.83 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

5.8406°

RAAN

74.173°

Arg. of periapsis

12.2148°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

133.6617°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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ARIANE 44L R/B, 27439 (Decayed)

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.
1440 mins	2025-06-20 08:32:18.600Z	223.987° SW	2025-06-21 02:18:18.600Z	228.772° WSW	31.969°	2025-06-21 08:32:18.600Z	223.92° SW

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