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TELECOM 1A, 15159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TELECOM 1A, 15159 is a payload satellite owned by France Telecom (FR) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 04 Aug 1984 UTC via an ARIANE 3 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

15159, 1984-081B

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Orange S.A. (FR)

Manufacturer

MATRA

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ECS, MAGE 2

Mass

1,190 kg wet, 529 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1984-08-04 (42 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 3

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 TELECOM 1A
1 15159U 84081B   26171.18068367 -.00000164  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 15159  12.7560 333.9410 0035457  55.6929 317.4947  0.98396705118649

Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:20:11.069Z)

Latitude

2.83401°

Longitude

13.10276°

Altitude

36,209.064 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 06m 11s

True Declination

2° 49' 52"

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

23:21:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,472.96 km

Perigee altitude

36,170.16 km

Semi-major axis

42,699.697 km

Eccentricity

0.00355

Inclination

12.756°

RAAN

333.941°

Arg. of periapsis

55.6929°

True anomaly

317.21928°

Mean anomaly

317.4947°

Eccentric anomaly

317.35708°

Mean motion

0.24598 °/min

Orbital period

1,463.51 mins

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1984 (1984-08-04 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 15166

ARIANE 3 R/B, 15165 (Decayed)

EUTE 1-F2 (ECS 2), 15158

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TELECOM 1A, 15159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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