▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	2.4689°
Eccentricity	0.0005167
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,809 km
Perigee	35,765 km
Mean motion	1.00271232 rev/day
RAAN	80.6672°
Arg of perigee	28.5053°
Mean anomaly	119.7356°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	5,158

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 29494U 06043A 26188.12502344 -.00000100 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999

2 29494 2.4689 80.6672 0005167 28.5053 119.7356 1.00271232 51589

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "DIRECTV 9S",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2006-043A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:00:02.025+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00271232,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0005167,
  "INCLINATION": 2.4689,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 80.6672,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 28.5053,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 119.7356,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 29494,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 5158,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.000001,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	DIRECTV 9S
Operator	DirecTVHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Oct 13, 2006HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	5505HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/29494

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.