Satellite description
SBS 4, 15235 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Aug 1984 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.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
SBS (US)Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-376, TE-M-700-5
Mass
1,142 kg wet, 485 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.6 m
Radar Cross Section
15.596 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-13.67818°
Longitude
-107.57027°
Altitude
36,248.956 km
Speed
3.057 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 55m 21s
Apparent Declination
-18° 55' 28"
Sunlit