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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, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

15.596 m², Large (>1 m²)

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0 SBS 5
1 19484U 88081B   26124.12128016 -.00000165  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 19484  14.5955   1.2663 0007451 326.9809 212.8252  0.99786337 46025

Epoch: 2026-05-04T02:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T02:54:38.605Z)

Latitude

0.04669°

Longitude

-84.62843°

Altitude

35,949.184 km

Speed

3.068 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 04m 11s

True Declination

0° 02' 48"

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

17:41:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,955.722 km

Perigee altitude

35,892.684 km

Semi-major axis

42,302.34 km

Eccentricity

0.00075

Inclination

14.5955°

RAAN

1.2663°

Arg. of periapsis

326.9809°

True anomaly

212.77895°

Mean anomaly

212.8252°

Eccentric anomaly

212.80207°

Mean motion

0.24946 °/min

Orbital period

1,443.13 mins

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

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26806

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19485 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19487 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 33540

ARIANE 3 DEB, 19560 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26491 (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.
1440 mins	2026-05-04 09:53:00.958Z	156.3° SSE	2026-05-04 20:47:00.958Z	140.992° SSE	39.186°	2026-05-05 09:53:00.958Z	158.272° S

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SBS 5, 19484

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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