INTELSAT 18, 37834
Orbit data source: Space-Track
INTELSAT 18, 37834 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 UTC via a ZENIT-3SLB launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
US / ITSORelated business
Manufacturer
OSC
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
OSC STAR 2, BT-4
Mass
3,200 kg wet, 1,440 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 11.2 m
Radar Cross Section
27.702 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 18
1 37834U 11056A 26102.19805767 .00000055 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 37834 0.0197 256.0135 0001814 126.0974 69.5918 1.00271098 53148Epoch: 2026-04-12T04:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-12T04:45:12.182Z)
Latitude
-0.0186°
Longitude
-179.98465°
Altitude
35,783.609 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 06m 53s
True Declination
0° 01' 07"
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
20:39:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,795.507 km
Perigee altitude
35,780.209 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.995 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
0.0197°
RAAN
256.0135°
Arg. of periapsis
126.0974°
True anomaly
69.61128°
Mean anomaly
69.5918°
Eccentric anomaly
69.60154°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 2011 (2011-10-05 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 18 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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