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AMC-9 (GE-12), 27820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AMC-9 (GE-12), 27820 is a payload satellite owned by SES Americom (LU) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 06 Jun 2003 UTC via a PROTON-K/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

27820, 2003-024A

Orbit

GEO

Country

LU / SES

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

Alcatel/Cannes

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 3000B3, S400

Mass

~4,000 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2003-06-06 (23 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-K/BRIZ-M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 19.0 m

Radar Cross Section

40.673 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 AMC-9 (GE-12)
1 27820U 03024A   26136.09750756 -.00000223  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 27820   7.8411  66.1010 0018363 348.6693 195.0693  0.99034079 83674

Epoch: 2026-05-16T02:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T02:20:24.653Z)

Latitude

-0.52388°

Longitude

-19.17417°

Altitude

36,212.572 km

Speed

3.057 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 38m 59s

True Declination

0° 31' 24"

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

07:05:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,216.283 km

Perigee altitude

36,060.138 km

Semi-major axis

42,516.348 km

Eccentricity

0.00184

Inclination

7.8411°

RAAN

66.101°

Arg. of periapsis

348.6693°

True anomaly

195.01471°

Mean anomaly

195.0693°

Eccentric anomaly

195.04199°

Mean motion

0.24758 °/min

Orbital period

1,454.1 mins

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AMC-9 (GE-12), 27820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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