Key statistics
Satellite INTELSAT 709 at a glance.
Uptime
10556
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
9.9
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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: 1451.948 minutes
Inclination: 9.8748 deg
SMA: 42474.43 km
Apoapsis: 36161.859 km
Periapsis: 36030.732 km
RAAN: 51.24 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015436
Argument of periapsis: 226.2236 deg
Mean anomaly: 321.6096 deg
Mean motion: 0.99177103 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 7:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INTELSAT 709
TLE line 1: 1 23915U 96035A 25129.82503253 .00000060 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 23915 9.8748 51.2400 0015436 226.2236 321.6096 0.99177103105406
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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