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EUTELSAT 9B

NORAD 41310· COSPAR 2016-005A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 29, 2016 from 1/5, Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-M Briz-M.
Proton-M Briz-M | Eutelsat 9B →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:06 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Eutelsat
Country
Eutelsat
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 29, 2016
Mass
5,175 kg
Apogee
35,811 km
Perigee
35,778 km
Inclination
0.07°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for EUTELSAT 9B across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.7 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35778 × 35811 km
357953581135778May 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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