Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 21

Launch Details
Launched 18 August 2012
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Intelsat
Active satellites
Launch site Sea Launch Platform (mobile)
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 38749
COSPAR ID 2012-045A
Alternative names IS-21
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.009°
Eccentricity 0.00018
RA ascending node 15.494 hr
Argument perigee 85.059°
Mean anomaly 263.875°
Orbital period 1436.144 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Feb 2026, 09:42

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35787.2 km
Mean Altitude 35794.7 km
Peak Altitude 35802.1 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
PST

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