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INTELSAT 37E, 42950

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 37E, 42950 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 29 Sep 2017 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

42950, 2017-059A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (Unknown / ITSO)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702MP, BT-4

Mass

6,538 kg wet, ~2,950 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-09-29 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 44 m

Radar Cross Section

65.369 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 37E
1 42950U 17059A   25182.84920948 -.00000136  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 42950   0.0134  67.6871 0002761  57.7153  82.4370  1.00271151 28551

Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:22:51.699Z)

Latitude

0.00852°

Longitude

-17.97185°

Altitude

35,784.769 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 51m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 31"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.02381°

Longitude

116.5526°

Altitude

35,795.573 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 16m 15s

Apparent Declination

-5° 31' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:01:15

Azimuth

91.855° ESE

Elevation

-6.418°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.485 km

Perigee altitude

35,776.201 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.98 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

0.0134°

RAAN

67.6871°

Arg. of periapsis

57.7153°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

82.437°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2017 (2017-09-29 UTC)

BSAT-4A, 42951

ARIANE 5 R/B, 42952

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 42953 (Decayed)

INTELSAT 37E Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

INTELSAT 37E is likely not visible in the next few days

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