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SYRACUSE 3A, 28885

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SYRACUSE 3A, 28885 is a payload satellite owned by DGA (FR) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 UTC via an ARIANE 5GS launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

28885, 2005-041B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

Office of the General Delegate for Armaments (FR)

Manufacturer

Alcatel Alenia F

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 4000B3, S400

Mass

3,725 kg wet, 1,644 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-10-13 (20 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5GS

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

28.709 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 SYRACUSE 3A
1 28885U 05041B   25177.50326913  .00000122  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 28885   3.7355  80.3057 0002833  18.8029  18.7168  1.00271897 72176

Epoch: 2025-06-26T12:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-26T12:04:42.452Z)

Latitude

2.30365°

Longitude

21.74825°

Altitude

35,774.424 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 51m 10s

True Declination

2° 18' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.7523°

Longitude

74.4738°

Altitude

35,781.818 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 41m 57s

Apparent Declination

-1° 39' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:54:17

Azimuth

61.359° ENE

Elevation

-32.063°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.573 km

Perigee altitude

35,775.682 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.764 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

3.7355°

RAAN

80.3057°

Arg. of periapsis

18.8029°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

18.7168°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2005 (2005-10-13 UTC)

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SYRACUSE 3A Visibility

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