Key statistics
Satellite INTELSAT 709 at a glance.
Uptime
10678
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
10.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for INTELSAT 709.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: INTELSAT 709
International designator: 1996-035A
Object number (NORAD): 23915
Object ID (CCSDS): 23915
Country: INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (INTELSAT) (ITSO)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1451.874 minutes
Inclination: 10.1317 deg
SMA: 42472.985 km
Apoapsis: 36171.535 km
Periapsis: 36018.165 km
RAAN: 50.1711 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00180551
Argument of periapsis: 217.0431 deg
Mean anomaly: 144.0836 deg
Mean motion: 0.99182165 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000243 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 7:06 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INTELSAT 709
TLE line 1: 1 23915U 96035A 25251.29647010 -.00000243 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 23915 10.1317 50.1711 0018055 217.0431 144.0836 0.99182165106618
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite INTELSAT 709.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object INTELSAT 709.
Associated space launch
Geostationary communications satellite
INTELSAT 709 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 709’, on board a Ariane 44P space rocket.
The launch took place on June 15, 1996, 6:55 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44P | INTELSAT 709
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 15, 1996, 6:55 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44P
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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