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HISPASAT 30W-5 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 37264)
Track HISPASAT 30W-5 (NORAD catalog number 37264) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2010, launched on the 70th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2010-070A). It went up together with 1 other satellite from that launch still in the active catalog. As of this element set it had completed roughly 5,400 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, HISPASAT 30W-5 sits in the geostationary belt roughly 35,786 km above the equator, where its 23.9-hour orbit matches Earth's rotation — seen from the ground it stays parked over the same longitude around the clock. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0006). Its near-equatorial 0.0° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 127.7°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,770 km × 35,817 km |
| Inclination | 0.02° |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00056 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2010-070A |
| NORAD catalog number | 37264 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
HISPASAT 30W-5 is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see HISPASAT 30W-5 from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude HISPASAT 30W-5 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of HISPASAT 30W-5 in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- KOREASAT 6 (NORAD 37265)
- EUTELSAT KA-SAT 9A (NORAD 37258)
- INTELSAT 17 (IS-17) (NORAD 37238)
- HYLAS 1 (NORAD 37237)
- FASTSAT-HSV01 (USA 220) (NORAD 37225)
- O/OREOS (USA 219) (NORAD 37224)
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