SBS 3, 13651
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SBS 3, 13651 is a payload satellite owned by SBS (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 11 Nov 1982 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
HS-376, TE-M-700-5
Mass
1,115 kg wet, 441 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
CYL, 3.3 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 SBS 3
1 13651U 82110B 26219.51536394 .00000068 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 13651 12.4493 334.0263 0006813 131.7803 58.1571 0.99932357 47053Epoch: 2026-08-07T12:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T12:22:07.444Z)
Latitude
-2.13637°
Longitude
22.22645°
Altitude
35,866.558 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 55m 11s
True Declination
-2° 08' 03"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:28:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,911.806 km
Perigee altitude
35,854.221 km
Semi-major axis
42,261.151 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
12.4493°
RAAN
334.0263°
Arg. of periapsis
131.7803°
True anomaly
58.22345°
Mean anomaly
58.1571°
Eccentric anomaly
58.19027°
Mean motion
0.24982 °/min
Orbital period
1,441.02 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #110 in the year 1982 (1982-11-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SBS 3 Visibility
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