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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

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

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 (37 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 3

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.6 m

Radar Cross Section

15.596 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 SBS 5
1 19484U 88081B   25183.87351993 -.00000094  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 19484  14.5242   3.5511 0004150 311.7873   4.4511  0.99783658 42973

Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:57:52.121Z)

Latitude

-10.00377°

Longitude

85.10949°

Altitude

35,907.958 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 22m 54s

True Declination

-9° 59' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.78082°

Longitude

-33.25713°

Altitude

35,930.974 km

Speed

3.069 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 26m 19s

Apparent Declination

-9° 10' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:59:28

Azimuth

347.176° N

Elevation

-58.68°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,942.517 km

Perigee altitude

35,907.405 km

Semi-major axis

42,303.098 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

14.5242°

RAAN

3.5511°

Arg. of periapsis

311.7873°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

4.4511°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24945 °/min

Orbital period

1,443.17 mins

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

GSTAR 3, 19483

ARIANE 3 R/B, 19485 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB (SYLDA), 19487 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 19560 (Decayed)

ARIANE 3 DEB, 26491 (Decayed)

SBS 5 Visibility

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