INTELSAT 33E DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite INTELSAT 33E DEB 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 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: INTELSAT 33E DEB

International designator: 2016-053M

Object number (NORAD): 61995

Object ID (CCSDS): 61995

Country: INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (INTELSAT) (ITSO)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Period: 1425.144 minutes

Inclination: 0.6571 deg

SMA: 41950.073 km

Apoapsis: 35793.116 km

Periapsis: 35350.761 km

RAAN: 86.9197 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0052724

Argument of periapsis: 274.6122 deg

Mean anomaly: 358.4812 deg

Mean motion: 1.01042405 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000088 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 1:02 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 INTELSAT 33E DEB

TLE line 1: 1 61995U 16053M 25188.04329916 -.00000088 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 61995 0.6571 86.9197 0052724 274.6122 358.4812 1.01042405 2645

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite INTELSAT 33E DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object INTELSAT 33E DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 1888 OTHER 2025-03-26 12:24:38 TBA 3461.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated 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 DEB 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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36
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

News about space launch
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...

News about space launch
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).

News about space launch
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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