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ARSAT 1, 40272

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ARSAT 1, 40272 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

40272, 2014-062B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

Argentine Satellite Solutions Company AR-SAT SA (ARSAT) (AR)

Manufacturer

INVAP

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

ARSAT-BUS, S400

Mass

2,983 kg wet, ~2,000 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, 16.3 m

Radar Cross Section

17.571 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 ARSAT 1
1 40272U 14062B   25152.85584443 -.00000263  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 40272   0.0334  53.6799 0001813   7.2784  65.9142  1.00272446 38809

Epoch: 2025-06-01T20:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T20:32:24.958Z)

Latitude

0.03383°

Longitude

-71.78041°

Altitude

35,782.756 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 27m 35s

True Declination

0° 02' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.0082°

Longitude

-158.92339°

Altitude

35,778.821 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 55m 11s

Apparent Declination

-6° 04' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:25:46

Azimuth

134.284° SE

Elevation

32.566°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,795.125 km

Perigee altitude

35,779.835 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.617 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

0.0334°

RAAN

53.6799°

Arg. of periapsis

7.2784°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

65.9142°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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

INTELSAT 30, 40271

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40273

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40274 (Decayed)

ARSAT 1 Visibility forecast

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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	2025-06-02 14:40:58.065Z	134.297° SE	2025-06-02 20:04:58.065Z	134.25° SE	28.292°	2025-06-03 14:40:58.065Z	134.297° SE

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