Satellite description
SATCOM 1, 8476 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sat, 13 Dec 1975 UTC via a DELTA 3914 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
21 hours ago
Origin
AMCR (US)Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SATCOM, SVM-7
Mass
867 kg wet, 335 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 11.19 m
Radar Cross Section
5.139 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-6.05938°
Longitude
-141.91737°
Altitude
35,940.221 km
Speed
3.07 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 39m 15s
Apparent Declination
-12° 53' 48"
Sunlit