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SPACEWAY 3, 32018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPACEWAY 3, 32018 is a payload satellite owned by Hughes NS (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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

32018, 2007-036A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Echostar Corp (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702HP, R-4D-15-375

Mass

6,075 kg wet, 3,655 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2007-08-14 (19 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 20.4 m

Radar Cross Section

53.753 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 SPACEWAY 3
1 32018U 07036A   26082.25900790 -.00000229  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 32018   3.7799  78.1482 0001928 209.9912 299.9164  0.99140533 45602

Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:12:58.282Z)

Latitude

1.90677°

Longitude

-45.89814°

Altitude

36,101.956 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 12m 23s

True Declination

1° 54' 17"

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

21:09:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,115.985 km

Perigee altitude

36,099.602 km

Semi-major axis

42,485.931 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

3.7799°

RAAN

78.1482°

Arg. of periapsis

209.9912°

True anomaly

299.89725°

Mean anomaly

299.9164°

Eccentric anomaly

299.90682°

Mean motion

0.24784 °/min

Orbital period

1,452.54 mins

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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 2007 (2007-08-14 UTC)

BSAT-3A, 32019

ARIANE 5 R/B, 32021

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 32020 (Decayed)

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SPACEWAY 3 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2026-03-23 16:05:26.771Z	114.739° SE	2026-03-24 03:01:26.771Z	110.691° ESE	19.023°	2026-03-24 16:05:26.771Z	118.018° SE

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SPACEWAY 3, 32018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-23T06:12:58.282Z)

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