MEASAT 3B, 40147
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MEASAT 3B, 40147 is a payload satellite owned by Measat (MY) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 11 Sep 2014 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
Unknown / MALARelated business
Manufacturer
Airbus/Toulouse
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
EUROSTAR 3000, R-4D?
Mass
5,897 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 17.2 m
Radar Cross Section
41.860 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 MEASAT 3B
1 40147U 14054B 25348.29171691 -.00000224 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 40147 0.0618 58.8762 0000957 273.9682 306.9024 1.00270868 41053Epoch: 2025-12-14T07:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T07:00:04.341Z)
Latitude
-0.05415°
Longitude
91.50403°
Altitude
35,783.931 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 38m 54s
True Declination
0° 03' 15"
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
18:46:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,791.958 km
Perigee altitude
35,783.887 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.059 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Inclination
0.0618°
RAAN
58.8762°
Arg. of periapsis
273.9682°
True anomaly
306.89363°
Mean anomaly
306.9024°
Eccentric anomaly
306.89802°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #54 in the year 2014 (2014-09-11 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.MEASAT 3B Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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