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SATCOM 4, 13035

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SATCOM 4, 13035 is a payload satellite owned by RCA Americom (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 16 Jan 1982 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

13035, 1982-004A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SATCOM, TE-M-700-8

Mass

1,082 kg wet, ~554 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1982-01-16 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 3910/PAM

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 SATCOM 4
1 13035U 82004A   26005.84895105 -.00000194  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 13035  12.9484 336.7114 0045954 201.5727 158.2673  0.99589519123595

Epoch: 2026-01-05T20:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-05T20:22:29.370Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-74.31522°

Altitude

36,158.88 km

Speed

3.055 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 26m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

11:59:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,174.59 km

Perigee altitude

35,785.285 km

Semi-major axis

42,358.074 km

Eccentricity

0.0046

Inclination

12.9484°

RAAN

336.7114°

Arg. of periapsis

201.5727°

True anomaly

158.46125°

Mean anomaly

158.2673°

Eccentric anomaly

158.36438°

Mean motion

0.24897 °/min

Orbital period

1,445.98 mins

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SATCOM 4 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2026-01-07 11:51:45.981Z	148.21° SSE	2026-01-08 02:30:45.981Z	134.436° SE	37.422°	2026-01-08 11:51:45.981Z	150.852° SSE

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SATCOM 4, 13035

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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