Key statistics
Satellite INTELSAT 33E at a glance.
Uptime
3241
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for INTELSAT 33E.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: INTELSAT 33E
International designator: 2016-053B
Object number (NORAD): 41748
Object ID (CCSDS): 41748
Country: INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (INTELSAT) (ITSO)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1435.933 minutes
Inclination: 0.6846 deg
SMA: 42161.524 km
Apoapsis: 35876.325 km
Periapsis: 35690.452 km
RAAN: 90.2945 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0022043
Argument of periapsis: 178.4495 deg
Mean anomaly: 122.2178 deg
Mean motion: 1.00283231 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000321 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 10:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INTELSAT 33E
TLE line 1: 1 41748U 16053B 25189.92700626 -.00000321 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 41748 0.6846 90.2945 0022043 178.4495 122.2178 1.00283231 32804
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite INTELSAT 33E.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 are communication satellites. Intelsat 33e will cover Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Intelsat 36 will cover Africa and South Asia. Both contain C-band transponders, Ku-band transponders and have an expected life span or about 15 years.
INTELSAT 33E was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36’, on board a Ariane 5 ECA space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 24, 2016, 10:16 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 24, 2016, 10:16 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Latest news about this satellite
Intelsat 33e demise exposes vulnerabilities in the space domain
Intelsat 33e’s break-up in geostationary orbit highlights an emerging threat for the contested space domain, an executive at U.S.-based space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions said Dec. 10 during the Spacepower Conference here. The post Intelsat 33e...
Intelsat 33e Breakup Sends Shockwaves
Space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified about 500 pieces of debris from Intelsat 33e’s recent breakup in geostationary orbit (GEO).
ExoAnalytic observes 500 pieces of debris from Intelsat 33e breakup
U.S.-based space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified about 500 pieces of debris from Intelsat 33e’s recent breakup in geostationary orbit.
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