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ATHENA-FIDUS — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 39509)
Track ATHENA-FIDUS (NORAD catalog number 39509) 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 is object B of 2014's 6th orbital launch (COSPAR designation 2014-006B). 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 4,591 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, ATHENA-FIDUS 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 0.0002). Its near-equatorial 0.0° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 144.9°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,788 km × 35,800 km |
| Inclination | 0.01° |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00015 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2014-006B |
| NORAD catalog number | 39509 |
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
ATHENA-FIDUS 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 ATHENA-FIDUS from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude ATHENA-FIDUS 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 ATHENA-FIDUS in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- ABS-2 (NORAD 39508)
- TDRS 12 (NORAD 39504)
- THAICOM 6 (NORAD 39500)
- TURKSAT 4A (NORAD 39522)
- COSMOS 2494 (SKRL-756 2) (NORAD 39491)
- COSMOS 2493 (SKRL-756 1) (NORAD 39490)
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