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INTELSAT 36, 41747

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 36, 41747 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 24 Aug 2016 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier	41747, 2016-053A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	19 hours ago
Origin	INTEL (US / ITSO)
Manufacturer	SS/Loral (MDA)
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	LS-1300, R-4D
Mass	3,253 kg wet, ~1,800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2016-08-24 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 24.7 m
Radar Cross Section	38.748 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 36
1 41747U 16053A   25090.18447674 -.00000028  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 41747   0.0107 226.0723 0001280  77.3649  20.2694  1.00270100 31505

Epoch: 2025-03-31T04:25Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-31T04:25:38.79Z)

Latitude	0.03292°
Longitude	68.50262°
Altitude	35,781.504 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	21h 34m 52s
True Declination	0° 01' 58"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.01363°
Longitude	-12.84869°
Altitude	35,783.942 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 12m 07s
Apparent Declination	-4° 56' 05"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	04:35:04
Azimuth	9.906° NNE
Elevation	-54.638°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,793.535 km
Perigee altitude	35,782.74 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.275 km
Eccentricity	0.000128
Inclination	0.0107°
RAAN	226.0723°
Arg. of periapsis	77.3649°
True anomaly	20.27448°
Mean anomaly	20.2694°
Eccentric anomaly	20.27194°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.17 mins