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    INTELSAT 20
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 1 August 2012 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | 
                                                            
                                    Geostationary                                
                                 Intelsat Active satellites  | 
                    
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana | 
| Owner | International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) | 
| NORAD ID | 38740 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2012-043A | 
| Alternative names | 
                                                            IS-20                                 | 
                    
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 0.023° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00025 | 
| RA ascending node | 9.624 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 36.188° | 
| Mean anomaly | 112.605° | 
| Orbital period | 1436.110 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 12:10 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 35783.5 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 35794.0 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 35804.4 km | 
Orbital History
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