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INTELSAT 25 (IS-25)

NORAD 33153· COSPAR 2008-034A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jul 7, 2008 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 ECA.
Ariane 5 ECA | Badr-6 & ProtoStar I
Live · TLE epoch 2026-06-20 09:55 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Intelsat
Country
Intelsat
Manufacturer
Launched
Jul 7, 2008
Mass
Apogee
36,161 km
Perigee
36,130 km
Inclination
2.72°
Period
1.01 d
Part of the Intelsat constellation · this satellite is one of 27 (planned: 50)

Global GEO comms fleet. ~50 active satellites.

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for INTELSAT 25 (IS-25) across 25 days of archived orbital elements (27 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.2 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
36130 × 36161 km
361473616336130May 28Jun 23
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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