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SATCOM C5, 13631

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SATCOM C5, 13631 is a payload satellite owned by RCA Americom (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 28 Oct 1982 UTC via a DELTA 3924 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

13631, 1982-105A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ADV SATCOM, TE-M-700-5

Mass

1,116 kg wet, 430 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1982-10-28 (44 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 3924

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

BOX + 2 PAN, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 SATCOM C5
1 13631U 82105A   26288.20783895 -.00000108  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 13631  11.9655 331.6798 0001627  35.1534 346.6923  1.00273880127582

Epoch: 2026-10-15T04:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-15T04:59:17.285Z)

Latitude

4.43136°

Longitude

-105.49667°

Altitude

35,778.392 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 32m 17s

True Declination

4° 25' 37"

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

08:40:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.871 km

Perigee altitude

35,780.15 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.148 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

11.9655°

RAAN

331.6798°

Arg. of periapsis

35.1534°

True anomaly

346.68801°

Mean anomaly

346.6923°

Eccentric anomaly

346.69015°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.12 mins

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Other satellites on launch #105 in the year 1982 (1982-10-28 UTC)

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SATCOM C5 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	2026-10-15 14:04:14.287Z	179.13° S	2026-10-16 09:28:14.287Z	179.816° S	57.395°	2026-10-16 14:04:14.287Z	179.155° S

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SATCOM C5, 13631

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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