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TELSTAR 302, 15237

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TELSTAR 302, 15237 is a payload satellite owned by AT&T Skynet (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 30 Aug 1984 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE 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
15237, 1984-093D
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-376, TE-M-700-5
Mass
1,225 kg wet, 522 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1984-08-30 (41 years ago)
Launch vehicle
SPACE SHUTTLE
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 3.4 m
Radar Cross Section
13.402 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 TELSTAR 302
1 15237U 84093D   25198.22375019  .00000092  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 15237  14.3138 347.8546 0005582 167.1445  74.5375  0.99778342121379
Epoch: 2025-07-17T05:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T05:22:12.016Z)
Latitude
-12.59241°
Longitude
-147.00901°
Altitude
35,921.475 km
Speed
3.07 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 15m 20s
True Declination
-12° 34' 48"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-11.68295°
Longitude
-81.99375°
Altitude
35,945.012 km
Speed
3.068 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 16m 04s
Apparent Declination
-18° 27' 03"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:17:50
Azimuth
225.261° WSW
Elevation
17.901°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,950.081 km
Perigee altitude
35,902.852 km
Semi-major axis
42,304.603 km
Eccentricity
0.00056
Inclination
14.3138°
RAAN
347.8546°
Arg. of periapsis
167.1445°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
74.5375°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.24944 °/min
Orbital period
1,443.25 mins
BSTAR
0
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