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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

40333, 2014-078B

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

DirecTV (US)

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)

2014-12-06 (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

31.309 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 DIRECTV 14
1 40333U 14078B   25342.51543946 -.00000124  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40333   0.0167 332.3244 0000482 251.5632 299.9766  1.00274320 40133

Epoch: 2025-12-08T12:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T12:22:13.969Z)

Latitude

-0.00563°

Longitude

-99.21725°

Altitude

35,784.367 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 55m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

17:28:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,788.987 km

Perigee altitude

35,784.922 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.092 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

0.0167°

RAAN

332.3244°

Arg. of periapsis

251.5632°

True anomaly

299.97182°

Mean anomaly

299.9766°

Eccentric anomaly

299.97421°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 2014 (2014-12-06 UTC)

GSAT 16, 40332

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40334

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40335 (Decayed)

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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.
1440 mins	2025-12-08 19:17:18.557Z	170.835° S	2025-12-09 06:09:18.557Z	170.823° S	34.527°	2025-12-09 19:17:18.557Z	170.818° S

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DIRECTV 14, 40333

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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