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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

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

SES S.A. (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ADV SATCOM, TE-M-700-5

Mass

1,116 kg wet, 430 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1982-10-28 (43 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 3924

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 1.75 m

Radar Cross Section

2.655 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 SATCOM C5
1 13631U 82105A   25181.47548301 -.00000111  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 13631  12.4982 334.9174 0004009  84.6964 284.7194  1.00270928122833

Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:24:41.732Z)

Latitude

2.01915°

Longitude

-105.88554°

Altitude

35,781.915 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 56m 17s

True Declination

2° 01' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-9.4489°

Longitude

113.51917°

Altitude

35,801.895 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 33m 17s

Apparent Declination

-16° 39' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:38:32

Azimuth

181.504° SSW

Elevation

33.407°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,804.737 km

Perigee altitude

35,770.928 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.969 km

Eccentricity

0.0004

Inclination

12.4982°

RAAN

334.9174°

Arg. of periapsis

84.6964°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

284.7194°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 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	2025-07-01 02:01:28.237Z	181.504° SSW	2025-07-01 16:46:28.237Z	181.015° SSW	40.3°	2025-07-02 02:01:28.237Z	181.506° SSW

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