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AMSC 1, 23553

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AMSC 1, 23553 is a payload satellite owned by AMSC (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 07 Apr 1995 UTC via an ATLAS IIA 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

23553, 1995-019A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Ligado Networks (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-601, R-4D-11-300

Mass

2,995 kg wet, ~1,400 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1995-04-07 (30 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS IIA

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 10.5 m

Radar Cross Section

73.794 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 AMSC 1
1 23553U 95019A   25213.98953289  .00000046  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 23553  13.0134  18.6741 0013226 294.7259  63.3758  0.98906576110926

Epoch: 2025-08-01T23:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-01T23:44:55.641Z)

Latitude

-0.40797°

Longitude

69.88692°

Altitude

36,148.083 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 07m 48s

True Declination

0° 24' 27"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.91595°

Longitude

-164.80121°

Altitude

36,228.469 km

Speed

3.057 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 33m 43s

Apparent Declination

4° 53' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:13:52

Azimuth

14.031° NNE

Elevation

-44.253°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,230.971 km

Perigee altitude

36,118.41 km

Semi-major axis

42,552.827 km

Eccentricity

0.00132

Inclination

13.0134°

RAAN

18.6741°

Arg. of periapsis

294.7259°

True anomaly

63.51139°

Mean anomaly

63.3758°

Eccentric anomaly

63.44358°

Mean motion

0.24726 °/min

Orbital period

1,455.97 mins

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Other satellites on launch #19 in the year 1995 (1995-04-07 UTC)

ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B, 23554 (Decayed)

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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