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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

Country

US / ITSO

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

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 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 2 Dish, 15.5 m

Radar Cross Section

40.765 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 905
1 27438U 02027A   26263.60656186  .00000092  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 27438   6.9866  68.6076 0003228 138.3626 233.7068  1.00272496 52320

Epoch: 2026-09-20T14:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T14:33:26.944Z)

Latitude

1.43408°

Longitude

-137.32028°

Altitude

35,793.764 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 22m 09s

True Declination

1° 25' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:03:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,801.054 km

Perigee altitude

35,773.832 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.58 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

6.9866°

RAAN

68.6076°

Arg. of periapsis

138.3626°

True anomaly

233.67699°

Mean anomaly

233.7068°

Eccentric anomaly

233.6919°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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ARIANE 44L R/B, 27439 (Decayed)

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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	2026-09-21 09:02:51.910Z	219.913° SW	2026-09-21 19:52:51.910Z	229.772° WSW	39.624°	2026-09-22 09:02:51.910Z	219.931° SW

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INTELSAT 905, 27438

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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