Key statistics
Satellite INTELSAT 33E at a glance.
Uptime
3298
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.8
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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: 1436.33 minutes
Inclination: 0.825 deg
SMA: 42169.294 km
Apoapsis: 35888.214 km
Periapsis: 35694.105 km
RAAN: 89.0015 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00230155
Argument of periapsis: 178.5263 deg
Mean anomaly: 196.4841 deg
Mean motion: 1.00255512 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000339 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INTELSAT 33E
TLE line 1: 1 41748U 16053B 25245.97794317 -.00000339 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 41748 0.8250 89.0015 0023016 178.5263 196.4841 1.00255512 33378
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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