DIRECTV 14, 40333
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DIRECTV 14, 40333 is a payload satellite owned by DirecTV (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 06 Dec 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
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SS/Loral (MDA)
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LS-1300, R-4D
Mass
6,300 kg wet, 4,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 16.3 m
Radar Cross Section
31.309 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 DIRECTV 14
1 40333U 14078B 26297.32753778 -.00000113 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 40333 0.0081 283.5314 0000239 161.3266 326.5999 1.00270872 43332Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T07:51:39.264Z)
Latitude
0.00901°
Longitude
-99.2331°
Altitude
35,785.499 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 25m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 32"
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
18:33:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,788.929 km
Perigee altitude
35,786.914 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.058 km
Eccentricity
0.00002
Inclination
0.0081°
RAAN
283.5314°
Arg. of periapsis
161.3266°
True anomaly
326.59839°
Mean anomaly
326.5999°
Eccentric anomaly
326.59915°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2014 (2014-12-06 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.DIRECTV 14 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-10-24 23:20:17.367Z | 170.869° S | 2026-10-25 03:42:17.367Z | 170.871° S | 43.474° | 2026-10-25 23:20:17.367Z | 170.875° S |
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