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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

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

SES S.A. (LU / SES)

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, 22 m

Radar Cross Section

22.166 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 AMC-21
1 33275U 08038B   25121.93167902  .00000028  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 33275   1.8859  85.5332 0002612 315.9567  29.1024  1.00270444 61340

Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:21:37.067Z)

Latitude

-0.47734°

Longitude

-124.8808°

Altitude

35,776.86 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 42m 28s

True Declination

0° 28' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

1.74976°

Longitude

-40.66633°

Altitude

35,790.615 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 09m 13s

Apparent Declination

-4° 14' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:38:24

Azimuth

210.249° SW

Elevation

41.322°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.053 km

Perigee altitude

35,777.026 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.177 km

Eccentricity

0.0002612

Inclination

1.8859°

RAAN

85.5332°

Arg. of periapsis

315.9567°

True anomaly

29.11696°

Mean anomaly

29.1024°

Eccentric anomaly

29.10968°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.17 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

AMC-21 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-05-02 03:57:34.449Z	210.238° SW	2025-05-02 05:28:34.449Z	210.3° SW	33.494°	2025-05-03 03:57:34.449Z	210.249° SW

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