Satellite · NORAD 40663 · COSPAR 2015-026A
DIRECTV 15
- Operator Intelsat
- Constellation Intelsat fleet
- Country United States
Altitude now
35,785.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
0.01°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,785km
Apogee
35,788km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:50 UTC (6.5 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.032° N
- Longitude
- 102.866° W
- Altitude
- 35785.7 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:50 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Intelsat
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 27 May 2015
- COSPAR launch id
- 2015-026
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 3
- ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]40666DebrisDecayed
- SKY MEXICO-140664PayloadActive
- ARIANE 5 R/B40665Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z85HR9H5NZCKT3GK9W9 | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | ∅ → con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF80A | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z85HR9H5NZCKT3GK9W9 | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | ∅ → con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF80A | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Country Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 40663
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2015-026A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHB0
- Canonical slug
- directv-15-40663
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.