Spacecraft information: EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13C

Launch Details
Launched 19 December 2008
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)
NORAD ID 33459
COSPAR ID 2008-065A
Alternative names HOT BIRD 9
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 2.872°
Eccentricity 0.00038
RA ascending node 5.302 hr
Argument perigee 336.279°
Mean anomaly 289.632°
Orbital period 1436.091 min
Epoch of osculation 17 May 2026, 10:42

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35777.7 km
Mean Altitude 35793.6 km
Peak Altitude 35809.5 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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