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EUTELSAT 117 WEST A — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 39122)
Track EUTELSAT 117 WEST A (NORAD catalog number 39122) 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 2013, launched on the 12th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2013-012A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 4,925 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, EUTELSAT 117 WEST A 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 0.0003). Its near-equatorial 0.1° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 293.9°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,782 km × 35,806 km |
| Inclination | 0.05° |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00028 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2013-012A |
| NORAD catalog number | 39122 |
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.
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EUTELSAT 117 WEST A 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 EUTELSAT 117 WEST A from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude EUTELSAT 117 WEST A 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 EUTELSAT 117 WEST A in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- SBIRS GEO-2 (USA 241) (NORAD 39120)
- ANIK G1 (NORAD 39127)
- GAOFEN-1 (NORAD 39150)
- NEE-01 PEGASO (NORAD 39151)
- BRITE-AUSTRIA (NORAD 39091)
- STRAND-1 (NORAD 39090)
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