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Satellite · NORAD 59346 · COSPAR 2024-059A

EUTELSAT 36D

ActivePayloadGEOCommunications derived

Altitude now

35,785.7km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.07km/s

Inclination

0.00°

Period

23.9 h

1,436.1 min

Perigee

35,786km

Apogee

35,787km

orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 12:24 UTC (8.9 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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.

Ground track of EUTELSAT 36DEUTELSAT 36D
LIVE · SGP4

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Latitude
0.000° S
Longitude
35.874° E
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 12:24 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Communications
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
—
Constellation membership derived
Eutelsat GEO fleet via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • EUTELSAT 36DCelestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
Eutelsat
SATCAT owner code
EUTE · Eutelsat
Country
France FR

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
30 Mar 2024
COSPAR launch id
2024-059
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Objects from the same launch · 1

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner Code∅ → EUTECelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → GEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources →

  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 7 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 9 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
59346
COSPAR / international designator
2024-059A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SXYVXP6K7709TKT44SY
Canonical slug
eutelsat-36d-59346

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.