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INTELSAT 29E, 41308

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 29E, 41308 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Jan 2016 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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

41308, 2016-004A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (Unknown / ITSO)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702MP, LEROS

Mass

6,552 kg wet, ~2,946 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-01-27 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 22.0 m

Radar Cross Section

59.953 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 29E
1 41308U 16004A   25201.12697884 -.00000283  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 41308   5.6629  74.3542 0004434  54.3568 158.2262  1.00621223 34906

Epoch: 2025-07-20T03:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-20T03:02:50.971Z)

Latitude

-3.06703°

Longitude

-57.0272°

Altitude

35,706.284 km

Speed

3.077 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 07m 21s

True Declination

-3° 03' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.87564°

Longitude

31.49597°

Altitude

35,696.637 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 23m 09s

Apparent Declination

-11° 07' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:47:07

Azimuth

123.126° SE

Elevation

18.567°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,708.629 km

Perigee altitude

35,671.323 km

Semi-major axis

42,068.113 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

5.6629°

RAAN

74.3542°

Arg. of periapsis

54.3568°

True anomaly

158.24504°

Mean anomaly

158.2262°

Eccentric anomaly

158.23562°

Mean motion

0.25154 °/min

Orbital period

1,431.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 2016 (2016-01-27 UTC)

ARIANE 5 R/B, 41309

ARIANE 5 DEB, 44602 (Decayed)

INTELSAT 29E DEB, 45488

INTELSAT 29E DEB, 62723

INTELSAT 29E Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-20 08:54:00.786Z	123.139° SE	2025-07-20 18:30:00.786Z	114.525° SE	24.075°	2025-07-21 08:54:00.786Z	121.984° SE

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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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