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: 1425.14 minutes
Inclination: 0.6596 deg
SMA: 41949.994 km
Apoapsis: 35792.99 km
Periapsis: 35350.728 km
RAAN: 86.9115 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0052713
Argument of periapsis: 274.6254 deg
Mean anomaly: 358.476 deg
Mean motion: 1.01042692 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000113 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, 12:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 INTELSAT 33E DEB
TLE line 1: 1 61995U 16053M 25189.03295957 -.00000113 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 61995 0.6596 86.9115 0052713 274.6254 358.4760 1.01042692 2657
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite INTELSAT 33E DEB.
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.
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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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