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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
28.709 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 SYRACUSE 3A
1 28885U 05041B 26093.61497258 .00000131 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 28885 4.4535 76.7440 0003714 296.1257 86.6524 1.00272491 75008Epoch: 2026-04-03T14:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T14:45:33.630Z)
Latitude
1.70648°
Longitude
46.17251°
Altitude
35,784.771 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 38m 02s
True Declination
1° 42' 17"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:26:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,803.118 km
Perigee altitude
35,771.798 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.595 km
Eccentricity
0.00037
Inclination
4.4535°
RAAN
76.744°
Arg. of periapsis
296.1257°
True anomaly
86.69489°
Mean anomaly
86.6524°
Eccentric anomaly
86.67364°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2005 (2005-10-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.SYRACUSE 3A Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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