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SBS 5, 19484

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SBS 5, 19484 is a payload satellite owned by IBM STLC (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

19484, 1988-081B

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

IBM Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-376, TE-M-700-17

Mass

1,246 kg wet, ~550 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

Cyl + 2 Pan, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

15.596 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 SBS 5
1 19484U 88081B   26303.96843360 -.00000291  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 19484  14.6350 359.8837 0007514 307.2619  44.7353  0.99795918 47818

Epoch: 2026-10-30T23:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-30T23:14:32.663Z)

Latitude

-2.00074°

Longitude

-35.74296°

Altitude

35,897.907 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 28m 41s

True Declination

-1° 59' 55"

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

05:45:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,953.279 km

Perigee altitude

35,889.711 km

Semi-major axis

42,299.632 km

Eccentricity

0.00075

Inclination

14.635°

RAAN

359.8837°

Arg. of periapsis

307.2619°

True anomaly

44.79594°

Mean anomaly

44.7353°

Eccentric anomaly

44.76562°

Mean motion

0.24948 °/min

Orbital period

1,442.99 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

GSTAR 3, 19483

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19485 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19487 (Decayed)

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SBS 5 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.
45 mins	2026-10-31 10:07:12.679Z	98.937° ESE	2026-10-31 10:07:12.679Z	98.937° ESE	11.557°	2026-10-31 10:52:12.679Z	101.326° ESE
588 mins	2026-11-01 00:19:12.679Z	103.66° ESE	2026-11-01 05:23:12.679Z	93.362° ESE	18.817°	2026-11-01 10:07:12.679Z	99.974° ESE

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SBS 5, 19484

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-30T23:14:32.663Z)

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

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