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TELSTAR 401, 22927

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TELSTAR 401, 22927 is a payload satellite owned by AT&T Skynet (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Dec 1993 UTC via an ATLAS IIAS launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

22927, 1993-077A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

AT&T (US)

Manufacturer

MM/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

AS7000, 2X LEROS 1B

Mass

3,375 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-12-16 (33 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS IIAS

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 12.2 m

Radar Cross Section

35.653 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 TELSTAR 401
1 22927U 93077A   26194.50578334 -.00000115  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 22927  14.4444 350.6601 0009388 147.2145 229.0872  1.00287029118849

Epoch: 2026-07-13T12:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-13T12:08:19.680Z)

Latitude

3.99534°

Longitude

-107.0812°

Altitude

35,807.318 km

Speed

3.073 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 25m 33s

True Declination

3° 59' 29"

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

14:06:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,822.876 km

Perigee altitude

35,743.714 km

Semi-major axis

42,161.432 km

Eccentricity

0.00094

Inclination

14.4444°

RAAN

350.6601°

Arg. of periapsis

147.2145°

True anomaly

229.00596°

Mean anomaly

229.0872°

Eccentric anomaly

229.04658°

Mean motion

0.25071 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.93 mins

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ATLAS 2AS CENTAUR R/B, 22928 (Decayed)

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TELSTAR 401 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	2026-07-14 01:39:25.657Z	182.814° SSW	2026-07-14 17:02:25.657Z	183.112° SSW	40.953°	2026-07-15 01:39:25.657Z	182.741° SSW

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TELSTAR 401, 22927

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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