Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 9

Launch Details
Launched 27 July 2000
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Sea Launch Platform (mobile)
Owner United States
NORAD ID 26451
COSPAR ID 2000-043A
Alternative names IS-9
PAS-9
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.172°
Eccentricity 0.00038
RA ascending node 3.337 hr
Argument perigee 253.248°
Mean anomaly 279.491°
Orbital period 1448.686 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Mar 2026, 09:09

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36023.5 km
Mean Altitude 36039.8 km
Peak Altitude 36056.0 km

Launched alongside

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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