COMSATBW-1, 35943
Orbit data source: Space-Track
COMSATBW-1, 35943 is a payload satellite owned by IT-AMTBw (DE) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 30 Sep 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
DE / GERRelated business
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 3000B2, S400
Mass
2,440 kg wet, 1,040 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 8.6 m
Radar Cross Section
14.113 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 COMSATBW-1
1 35943U 09054B 26071.94419669 .00000025 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 35943 0.0429 89.8076 0003564 280.5592 203.1032 1.00271643 60346Epoch: 2026-03-12T22:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-12T22:39:38.594Z)
Latitude
0.0492°
Longitude
62.97472°
Altitude
35,799.96 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 13m 53s
True Declination
0° 02' 57"
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
11:46:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,802.733 km
Perigee altitude
35,772.677 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.842 km
Eccentricity
0.00036
Inclination
0.0429°
RAAN
89.8076°
Arg. of periapsis
280.5592°
True anomaly
203.08718°
Mean anomaly
203.1032°
Eccentric anomaly
203.09519°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2009 (2009-09-30 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.COMSATBW-1 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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