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ASIASAT 4, 27718

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ASIASAT 4, 27718 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sat, 12 Apr 2003 UTC via an ATLAS 3B 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

27718, 2003-014A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

AsiaSat (HK)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-601HP, R-4D-14-350

Mass

4,137 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2003-04-12 (22 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS 3B

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 26.2 m

Radar Cross Section

46.266 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ASIASAT 4
1 27718U 03014A   25138.83486738 -.00000211  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 27718   3.6959  80.7243 0002113 339.8906 264.2323  1.00270328 41345

Epoch: 2025-05-18T20:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-18T20:02:12.541Z)

Latitude

-3.32304°

Longitude

147.46286°

Altitude

35,787.903 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 39m 05s

True Declination

-3° 19' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.34094°

Longitude

-75.52005°

Altitude

35,779.632 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 22m 40s

Apparent Declination

-4° 01' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:56:39

Azimuth

282.413° WNW

Elevation

-20.49°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,796.977 km

Perigee altitude

35,779.158 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.204 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

3.6959°

RAAN

80.7243°

Arg. of periapsis

339.8906°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

264.2323°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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