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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-376, TE-M-700-17
Mass
1,246 kg wet, ~550 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 2 Pan, 3.3 m
Radar Cross Section
15.596 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 SBS 5
1 19484U 88081B 25256.14995400 -.00000301 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 19484 14.5423 3.0061 0004938 288.3656 74.0828 0.99795118 43701Epoch: 2025-09-13T03:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T03:35:56.025Z)
Latitude
0.62258°
Longitude
-40.9591°
Altitude
35,914.442 km
Speed
3.07 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 21m 38s
True Declination
0° 37' 19"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:51:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,942.61 km
Perigee altitude
35,900.835 km
Semi-major axis
42,299.859 km
Eccentricity
0.00049
Inclination
14.5423°
RAAN
3.0061°
Arg. of periapsis
288.3656°
True anomaly
74.13722°
Mean anomaly
74.0828°
Eccentric anomaly
74.11001°
Mean motion
0.24948 °/min
Orbital period
1,443 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1988 (1988-09-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 566 mins | 2025-09-14 07:18:03.580Z | 99.156° ESE | 2025-09-14 09:03:03.580Z | 96.768° ESE | 21.081° | 2025-09-14 16:44:03.580Z | 113.06° SE |
| 291 mins | 2025-09-15 02:27:03.580Z | 112.355° ESE | 2025-09-15 07:18:03.580Z | 100.489° ESE | 21.252° | 2025-09-15 07:18:03.580Z | 100.489° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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