OPTUS D3, 35756
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPTUS D3, 35756 is a payload satellite owned by SingTel Optus (AU) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 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
AU / AUSRelated business
Manufacturer
OSC
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
OSC STAR 2.4, BT-4
Mass
2,475 kg wet, 1,182 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 11.2 m
Radar Cross Section
24.022 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 OPTUS D3
1 35756U 09044B 25365.85256435 -.00000131 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 35756 0.8811 270.1944 0003998 19.8767 273.4859 1.00269411 59882Epoch: 2025-12-31T20:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-31T20:27:41.559Z)
Latitude
-0.81765°
Longitude
156.07581°
Altitude
35,785.794 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 34m 03s
True Declination
0° 49' 01"
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
07:32:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,805.189 km
Perigee altitude
35,771.472 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.467 km
Eccentricity
0.0004
Inclination
0.8811°
RAAN
270.1944°
Arg. of periapsis
19.8767°
True anomaly
273.44017°
Mean anomaly
273.4859°
Eccentric anomaly
273.46303°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2009 (2009-08-21 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.OPTUS D3 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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