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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   25189.11503736 -.00000058  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 13035  13.1324 337.9805 0047216 191.0049 168.9253  0.99596332121786
Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T02:45:39.227Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
10.27131°
Altitude
36,172.171 km
Speed
3.054 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 31m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
11.63667°
Longitude
72.02847°
Altitude
36,098.934 km
Speed
3.059 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 03m 02s
Apparent Declination
5° 52' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:13:33
Azimuth
67.168° ENE
Elevation
-16.563°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,177.992 km
Perigee altitude
35,778.015 km
Semi-major axis
42,356.141 km
Eccentricity
0.00472
Inclination
13.1324°
RAAN
337.9805°
Arg. of periapsis
191.0049°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
168.9253°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.24898 °/min
Orbital period
1,445.89 mins
BSTAR
0
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