Key statistics
Satellite INTELSAT 515 at a glance.
Uptime
13382
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for INTELSAT 515.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: INTELSAT 515
International designator: 1989-006A
Object number (NORAD): 19772
Object ID (CCSDS): 19772
Country: INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (INTELSAT) (ITSO)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1452.985 minutes
Inclination: 14.932 deg
SMA: 42494.656 km
Apoapsis: 36211.509 km
Periapsis: 36021.534 km
RAAN: 356.2505 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00223528
Argument of periapsis: 124.8313 deg
Mean anomaly: 218.4302 deg
Mean motion: 0.99106303 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000288 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 15, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 14, 2025, 12:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INTELSAT 515
TLE line 1: 1 19772U 89006A 25257.51651462 -.00000288 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 19772 14.9320 356.2505 0022353 124.8313 218.4302 0.99106303121881
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite INTELSAT 515.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Geostationary communications satellite
INTELSAT 515 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 2 | Intelsat 515’, on board a Ariane 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 27, 1989, 1:21 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Ariane 2 | Intelsat 515
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 27, 1989, 1:21 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 2
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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