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EUTELSAT 65 WEST A

NORAD 41382· COSPAR 2016-014A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Mar 9, 2016 from Ariane Launch Area 3, French Guiana aboard a Ariane 5 ECA.
Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat 65 West A
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 00:06 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Eutelsat
Country
Eutelsat
Manufacturer
Lanteris Space Systems
Launched
Mar 9, 2016
Mass
6,564 kg
Apogee
35,806 km
Perigee
35,786 km
Inclination
0.03°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for EUTELSAT 65 WEST A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.2 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
35786 × 35806 km
357953580735783May 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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