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OPTUS-X (ADS-01)

NORAD 62006· COSPAR 2024-212A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 17, 2024 from Launch Complex 39A, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Optus-X/TD7
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-07 18:19 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Optus
Country
Australia
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
Launched
Nov 17, 2024
Mass
Apogee
35,806 km
Perigee
35,785 km
Inclination
0.03°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for OPTUS-X (ADS-01) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.3 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35785 × 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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