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AMC-21, 33275

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AMC-21, 33275 is a Luxembourger payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 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

33275, 2008-038B

Orbit

GEO

Country

LU / SES

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

OSC

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

OSC STAR 2.4, BT-4 ?

Mass

2,473 kg wet, 1,161 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2008-08-14 (17 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 11.0 m

Radar Cross Section

22.166 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 AMC-21
1 33275U 08038B   25346.96494687  .00000048  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 33275   2.4677  82.5812 0002937 189.6618  32.1351  1.00272649 63627

Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:09:31.409Z)

Latitude

-1.6577°

Longitude

-124.9132°

Altitude

35,775.569 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 17m 28s

True Declination

-1° 39' 22"

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

07:34:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.804 km

Perigee altitude

35,775.036 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.557 km

Eccentricity

0.00029

Inclination

2.4677°

RAAN

82.5812°

Arg. of periapsis

189.6618°

True anomaly

32.15301°

Mean anomaly

32.1351°

Eccentric anomaly

32.14405°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 2008 (2008-08-14 UTC)

SUPERBIRD 7, 33274

ARIANE 5 R/B, 33276

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 33277

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AMC-21 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	2025-12-13 09:05:38.958Z	209.577° SW	2025-12-13 14:21:38.958Z	210.727° SW	33.798°	2025-12-14 09:05:38.958Z	209.6° SW

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AMC-21, 33275

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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