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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 SATCOM C5
1 13631U 82105A 25293.10256259 -.00000105 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 13631 12.3736 334.1320 0001190 299.6509 45.8607 1.00271617123961Epoch: 2025-10-20T02:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-20T02:27:41.407Z)
Latitude
-3.06293°
Longitude
-105.77308°
Altitude
35,783.172 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 19m 50s
True Declination
-3° 03' 35"
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
04:24:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,792.658 km
Perigee altitude
35,782.623 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.777 km
Eccentricity
0.00012
Inclination
12.3736°
RAAN
334.132°
Arg. of periapsis
299.6509°
True anomaly
45.87049°
Mean anomaly
45.8607°
Eccentric anomaly
45.86559°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #105 in the year 1982 (1982-10-28 UTC)
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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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| 1440 mins | 2025-10-20 09:28:11.516Z | 182.014° SSW | 2025-10-21 09:22:11.516Z | 182.051° SSW | 40.247° | 2025-10-21 09:28:11.516Z | 181.975° SSW |
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