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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
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SATCOM, TE-M-700-8
Mass
1,082 kg wet, ~554 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1982-01-16 (43 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DELTA 3910/PAM
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 15.78 m
Radar Cross Section
8.719 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 SATCOM 4
1 13035U 82004A   25127.86667375 -.00000253  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 13035  13.1951 338.4206 0043385 189.6880 170.1628  0.99598804121172
Epoch: 2025-05-07T20:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T20:48:00.611Z)
Latitude
Longitude
160.41985°
Altitude
36,156.592 km
Speed
3.055 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 33m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
10.16224°
Longitude
-69.41396°
Altitude
35,884.658 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 47m 54s
Apparent Declination
4° 32' 34"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:44:17
Azimuth
282.623° WNW
Elevation
-7.78°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,161.061 km
Perigee altitude
35,793.543 km
Semi-major axis
42,355.439 km
Eccentricity
0.0043385
Inclination
13.1951°
RAAN
338.4206°
Arg. of periapsis
189.688°
True anomaly
170.24729°
Mean anomaly
170.1628°
Eccentric anomaly
170.20509°
Mean motion
0.24899 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1445.85 mins
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