Key statistics
Satellite EUTE 172B at a glance.
Uptime
2907
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for EUTE 172B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: EUTE 172B
International designator: 2017-029B
Object number (NORAD): 42741
Object ID (CCSDS): 42741
Country: EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (EUTELSAT) (EUTE)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.107 minutes
Inclination: 0.0117 deg
SMA: 42164.923 km
Apoapsis: 35788.407 km
Periapsis: 35785.169 km
RAAN: 228.9691 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0000384
Argument of periapsis: 247.0546 deg
Mean anomaly: 77.3243 deg
Mean motion: 1.00271103 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000008 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 16, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 16, 2025, 9:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 EUTE 172B
TLE line 1: 1 42741U 17029B 25136.40824463 .00000008 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 42741 0.0117 228.9691 0000384 247.0546 77.3243 1.00271103 29753
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite EUTE 172B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ViaSat-2 is a commercial communications satellite with an estimated capacity of 350 Gbit/s. The satellite will provide satellite internet to North America, parts of South America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Eutelsat 172B is a communications satellite featuring a C-band, a Ku-band and a high throughput payload and all electric orbital raising. It is to reside in 172° East, where it will provide coverage of the Asia-Pacific.
EUTE 172B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B’, on board a Ariane 5 ECA space rocket.
The launch took place on June 1, 2017, 11:45 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 3.
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Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
Agency: Eutelsat
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 1, 2017, 11:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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