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INTELSAT 30, 40271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 30, 40271 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Oct 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

40271, 2014-062A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (US)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral (MDA)

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-1300-O, R-4D

Mass

6,320 kg wet, 3,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-10-16 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

55.801 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 30
1 40271U 14062A   25151.42346102 -.00000155  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 40271   0.0185  27.3374 0000751 335.6913 303.5175  1.00267034  2952

Epoch: 2025-05-31T10:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T10:09:47.032Z)

Latitude

-0.02466°

Longitude

-95.06278°

Altitude

35,785.685 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 26m 11s

True Declination

0° 01' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.0098°

Longitude

123.10125°

Altitude

35,790.43 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 04m 05s

Apparent Declination

-6° 12' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:18:37

Azimuth

164.537° S

Elevation

42.698°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,792.164 km

Perigee altitude

35,785.83 km

Semi-major axis

42,167.134 km

Eccentricity

0.00008

Inclination

0.0185°

RAAN

27.3374°

Arg. of periapsis

335.6913°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

303.5175°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.22 mins

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Other satellites on launch #62 in the year 2014 (2014-10-16 UTC)

ARSAT 1, 40272

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40273

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40274 (Decayed)

INTELSAT 30 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	2025-06-01 00:40:03.457Z	164.543° S	2025-06-01 21:25:03.457Z	164.553° S	34.146°	2025-06-02 00:40:03.457Z	164.57° S

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