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EUTELSAT 7 WEST A

NORAD 37816· COSPAR 2011-051A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Sep 24, 2011 from Launch Platform Odyssey aboard a Zenit 3SL.
Zenit 3SL | Atlantic Bird 7
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 08:44 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Eutelsat
Country
Eutelsat
Manufacturer
Launched
Sep 24, 2011
Mass
Apogee
35,820 km
Perigee
35,770 km
Inclination
0.06°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for EUTELSAT 7 WEST A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.1 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35770 × 35820 km
357953582035770May 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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