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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 20.4 m
Radar Cross Section
53.753 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 SPACEWAY 3
1 32018U 07036A 25356.75516128 -.00000223 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 32018 3.5444 79.2733 0003516 171.3405 75.6017 0.99142168 44704Epoch: 2025-12-22T18:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-22T18:07:25.934Z)
Latitude
-3.28371°
Longitude
-37.19399°
Altitude
36,102.488 km
Speed
3.063 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 44m 51s
True Declination
-3° 16' 50"
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
09:26:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,122.265 km
Perigee altitude
36,092.389 km
Semi-major axis
42,485.464 km
Eccentricity
0.00035
Inclination
3.5444°
RAAN
79.2733°
Arg. of periapsis
171.3405°
True anomaly
75.64073°
Mean anomaly
75.6017°
Eccentric anomaly
75.62121°
Mean motion
0.24785 °/min
Orbital period
1,452.51 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #36 in the year 2007 (2007-08-14 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.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. |
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| 279 mins | 2025-12-23 10:18:24.570Z | 104.29° ESE | 2025-12-23 10:18:24.570Z | 104.29° ESE | 11.947° | 2025-12-23 14:57:24.570Z | 107.899° ESE |
| 675 mins | 2025-12-23 23:03:24.570Z | 109.867° ESE | 2025-12-24 08:40:24.570Z | 106.517° ESE | 15.093° | 2025-12-24 10:18:24.570Z | 107.156° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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