Satellite description
ASTRA 5B, 39617 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sat, 22 Mar 2014 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.07667°
Longitude
-172.71992°
Altitude
35,782.964 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 56m 55s
Apparent Declination
-5° 03' 20"
Sunlit