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PAS 1, 19217

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PAS 1, 19217 is a payload satellite owned by Panamsat (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Jun 1988 UTC via an ARIANE 44LP 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

19217, 1988-051C

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

GE/East Windsor

Mission

Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

AS3000, TE-M-700-18

Mass

~1,221 kg wet, ~400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1988-06-15 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44LP

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 4.6 m

Radar Cross Section

58.820 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 PAS 1
1 19217U 88051C   26171.33486845  .00000004  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 19217  14.5698   4.6379 0002292   0.6576 273.7416  0.99389478148205

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:02:12.634Z)

Latitude

-14.54732°

Longitude

-109.93492°

Altitude

36,037.889 km

Speed

3.066 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 36m 40s

True Declination

-14° 31' 60"

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

00:49:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,046.453 km

Perigee altitude

36,027.01 km

Semi-major axis

42,414.868 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

14.5698°

RAAN

4.6379°

Arg. of periapsis

0.6576°

True anomaly

273.71539°

Mean anomaly

273.7416°

Eccentric anomaly

273.7285°

Mean motion

0.24847 °/min

Orbital period

1,448.89 mins

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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 1988 (1988-06-15 UTC)

OSCAR 13, 19216 (Decayed)

METEOSAT 3, 19215

METEOSAT 3 AKM, 43333

ARIANE 44LP R/B, 19218 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44LP DEB, 19219

ARIANE 44LP DEB (SPELDA), 19220 (Decayed)

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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	2026-06-22 13:47:20.109Z	197.856° SSW	2026-06-22 20:16:20.109Z	207.483° SW	40.201°	2026-06-23 13:47:20.109Z	202.044° SSW

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PAS 1, 19217

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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