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ICO G1

NORAD 32763· COSPAR 2008-016A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Apr 14, 2008 from Space Launch Complex 41, United States of America aboard a Atlas V 421.
Atlas V 421 | ICO G1
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:57 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Apr 14, 2008
Mass
Apogee
35,805 km
Perigee
35,785 km
Inclination
5.54°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ICO G1 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.2 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35785 × 35805 km
357953580635784May 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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