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SBS 1, 12065

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SBS 1, 12065 is a payload satellite owned by SBS (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 15 Nov 1980 UTC via a DELTA 3910/PAM 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

12065, 1980-091A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Lockheed Martin (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-376, TE-M-700-5

Mass

~1,064 kg wet, 424 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1980-11-15 (45 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 3910/PAM

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

15.596 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 SBS 1
1 12065U 80091A   25213.00322764 -.00000052  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 12065  10.5463 319.9216 0010209 183.1861 172.0123  0.99828420 43270

Epoch: 2025-08-01T00:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-01T00:04:38.868Z)

Latitude

-0.89027°

Longitude

4.1904°

Altitude

35,953.91 km

Speed

3.067 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 00m 50s

True Declination

0° 53' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

9.41085°

Longitude

126.16424°

Altitude

35,892.611 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 33m 28s

Apparent Declination

3° 44' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:59:18

Azimuth

71.523° E

Elevation

-15.301°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,955.535 km

Perigee altitude

35,869.187 km

Semi-major axis

42,290.498 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

10.5463°

RAAN

319.9216°

Arg. of periapsis

183.1861°

True anomaly

172.02854°

Mean anomaly

172.0123°

Eccentric anomaly

172.02042°

Mean motion

0.24956 °/min

Orbital period

1,442.53 mins

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