Key statistics
Satellite SKYTERRA 1 at a glance.
Uptime
5415
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
4.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SKYTERRA 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SKYTERRA 1
International designator: 2010-061A
Object number (NORAD): 37218
Object ID (CCSDS): 37218
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.107 minutes
Inclination: 4.5234 deg
SMA: 42164.937 km
Apoapsis: 35801.325 km
Periapsis: 35772.28 km
RAAN: 50.7692 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00034442
Argument of periapsis: 161.302 deg
Mean anomaly: 131.3074 deg
Mean motion: 1.00271052 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000118 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 6:24 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SKYTERRA 1
TLE line 1: 1 37218U 10061A 25252.26700817 -.00000118 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 37218 4.5234 50.7692 0003444 161.3020 131.3074 1.00271052 54374
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SKYTERRA 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SKYTERRA 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | SkyTerra-1’, on board a Proton-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 14, 2010, 5:29 p.m. from 200/39 (200L).
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Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | SkyTerra-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 14, 2010, 5:29 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Proton-M
Launch pad: 200/39 (200L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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