INTELSAT 9

Launch Details
Launched 27 July 2000
Flight ended
Status Partially operational
Categories Geostationary
Intelsat
Active satellites
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 9.616°
Eccentricity 0.00018
RA ascending node 3.491 hr
Argument perigee 118.358°
Mean anomaly 230.429°
Orbital period 1448.546 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Jul 2025, 08:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36029.6 km
Mean Altitude 36037.1 km
Peak Altitude 36044.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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