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GSTAR 3, 19483

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GSTAR 3, 19483 is a payload satellite owned by GTE (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Sep 1988 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

19483, 1988-081A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

GTE Spacenet Corp (US)

Manufacturer

GE/East Windsor

Mission

Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

AS3000, TE-M-700-17

Mass

1,243 kg wet, ~370 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1988-09-08 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 3

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 7.2 m

Radar Cross Section

6.702 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GSTAR 3
1 19483U 88081A   26304.09722094 -.00000113  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 19483  10.8645 317.3184 0006672 232.5806 139.2011  1.00272478135967

Epoch: 2026-10-31T02:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T02:19:59.889Z)

Latitude

2.2273°

Longitude

-105.48668°

Altitude

35,806.95 km

Speed

3.073 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 55m 40s

True Declination

2° 13' 30"

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

05:48:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,815.548 km

Perigee altitude

35,759.283 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.552 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

Inclination

10.8645°

RAAN

317.3184°

Arg. of periapsis

232.5806°

True anomaly

139.25102°

Mean anomaly

139.2011°

Eccentric anomaly

139.22607°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1988 (1988-09-08 UTC)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26491 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 33539

ARIANE 3 DEB, 19560 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 33540

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19485 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19487 (Decayed)

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GSTAR 3 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	2026-10-31 10:09:46.925Z	179.563° S	2026-11-01 07:28:46.925Z	180.496° SSW	56.144°	2026-11-01 10:09:46.925Z	179.551° S

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GSTAR 3, 19483

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T02:19:59.889Z)

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