Key statistics
Satellite INTELSAT 709 at a glance.
Uptime
10730
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
10.2
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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: 1451.908 minutes
Inclination: 10.2464 deg
SMA: 42473.659 km
Apoapsis: 36184.283 km
Periapsis: 36006.765 km
RAAN: 49.7119 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00208975
Argument of periapsis: 219.9137 deg
Mean anomaly: 152.0438 deg
Mean motion: 0.99179805 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000168 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 3 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 30, 2025, 6:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INTELSAT 709
TLE line 1: 1 23915U 96035A 25303.75407844 -.00000168 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 23915 10.2464 49.7119 0020897 219.9137 152.0438 0.99179805107131
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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