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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 7.9 m
Radar Cross Section
8.719 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 SATCOM 4
1 13035U 82004A 25260.40324427 -.00000002 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 13035 13.0618 337.4724 0048769 196.5794 163.2929 0.99594790122490Epoch: 2025-09-17T09:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T09:40:40.304Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-164.24819°
Altitude
36,175.944 km
Speed
3.053 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 29m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:24:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,185.01 km
Perigee altitude
35,771.873 km
Semi-major axis
42,356.579 km
Eccentricity
0.00488
Inclination
13.0618°
RAAN
337.4724°
Arg. of periapsis
196.5794°
True anomaly
163.45263°
Mean anomaly
163.2929°
Eccentric anomaly
163.37286°
Mean motion
0.24898 °/min
Orbital period
1,445.91 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #4 in the year 1982 (1982-01-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 849 mins | 2025-09-18 08:17:52.049Z | 246.556° WSW | 2025-09-18 16:12:52.049Z | 262.555° W | 19.718° | 2025-09-18 22:26:52.049Z | 250.564° W |
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