Satellite · NORAD 41310 · COSPAR 2016-005A
EUTELSAT 9B
- Operator Eutelsat
- Constellation Eutelsat GEO fleet
- Country France
Altitude now
35,787.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
0.05°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,776km
Apogee
35,796km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:59 UTC (6.6 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
- 0.026° S
- Longitude
- 9.016° E
- Altitude
- 35787.8 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:59 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 29 Jan 2016
- COSPAR launch id
- 2016-005
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 2
- BREEZE-M DEB [TANK]41312DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M R/B41311Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → EUTE | 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 8 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 18:53 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
- 41310
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2016-005A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHDF
- Canonical slug
- eutelsat-9b-41310
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.