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 23 hours ago
0 SBS 5
1 19484U 88081B 26251.88338669 .00000085 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 19484 14.6235 0.2813 0005952 309.9161 49.4226 0.99785597 47291Epoch: 2026-09-08T21:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-08T21:12:04.610Z)
Latitude
-0.16317°
Longitude
53.72031°
Altitude
35,906.514 km
Speed
3.071 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 58m 43s
True Declination
0° 09' 47"
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
12:45:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,949.59 km
Perigee altitude
35,899.233 km
Semi-major axis
42,302.549 km
Eccentricity
0.0006
Inclination
14.6235°
RAAN
0.2813°
Arg. of periapsis
309.9161°
True anomaly
49.47443°
Mean anomaly
49.4226°
Eccentric anomaly
49.44851°
Mean motion
0.24946 °/min
Orbital period
1,443.14 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
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