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NSS-11

NORAD 26554· COSPAR 2000-059A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 1, 2000 from 81/23 (81L), Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-K/DM-2M.
Proton-K/DM-2M | GE-1A
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 10:49 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
SES
Country
SES
Manufacturer
Launched
Oct 1, 2000
Mass
Apogee
35,808 km
Perigee
35,782 km
Inclination
2.34°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for NSS-11 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.3 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35782 × 35808 km
357953580935781May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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