DIRECTV 12

Launch Details
Launched 28 December 2009
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Intelsat
Active satellites
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner United States
NORAD ID 36131
COSPAR ID 2009-075A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.031°
Eccentricity 0.00006
RA ascending node 6.003 hr
Argument perigee 183.573°
Mean anomaly 242.501°
Orbital period 1436.099 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Nov 2025, 13:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35791.4 km
Mean Altitude 35793.8 km
Peak Altitude 35796.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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