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APSTAR 5 (TELSTAR 18), 28364

Orbit data source: Space-Track

APSTAR 5 (TELSTAR 18), 28364 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Tue, 29 Jun 2004 UTC via a ZENIT-3SL launch vehicle from the Sea Launch (SEAL). 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

28364, 2004-024A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

Maxar Technologies Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300, R-4D-11-164

Mass

4,845 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2004-06-29 (21 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ZENIT-3SL

Launch site

Sea Launch (SEAL)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 31 m

Radar Cross Section

40.765 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 APSTAR 5 (TELSTAR 18)
1 28364U 04024A   25151.91086488  .00000052  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 28364   6.0024  74.2728 0005889 338.2253 211.2351  0.99012219 76521

Epoch: 2025-05-31T21:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T21:51:38.725Z)

Latitude

-1.00408°

Longitude

46.10858°

Altitude

36,164.594 km

Speed

3.06 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 34m 39s

True Declination

-1° 00' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.31364°

Longitude

-130.89347°

Altitude

36,121.906 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 59m 02s

Apparent Declination

-3° 47' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:50:50

Azimuth

42.25° NE

Elevation

-45.927°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,169.521 km

Perigee altitude

36,119.438 km

Semi-major axis

42,522.617 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

6.0024°

RAAN

74.2728°

Arg. of periapsis

338.2253°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

211.2351°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24752 °/min

Orbital period

1,454.42 mins

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