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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 2026-10-23 20:19 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Eutelsat
Country
Eutelsat
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 24, 2011
Mass
—
Apogee
35,822 km
Perigee
35,767 km
Inclination
0.07°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for EUTELSAT 7 WEST A across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.3 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35767 × 35822 km
357953582335767May 28Oct 24
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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