Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 709

Launch Details
Launched 14 June 1996
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 23915
COSPAR ID 1996-035A
Alternative names IS-709
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.354°
Eccentricity 0.00221
RA ascending node 3.285 hr
Argument perigee 226.498°
Mean anomaly 123.595°
Orbital period 1451.931 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 02:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36009.4 km
Mean Altitude 36103.1 km
Peak Altitude 36196.8 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 44P+3 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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