ABS 3A, 40424
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ABS 3A, 40424 is a payload satellite owned by ABS Global PNG (AE) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 02 Mar 2015 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
AE / ABSRelated business
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BSS-702SP, XIPS-25
Mass
1,954 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 20.0 m
Radar Cross Section
33.227 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 ABS 3A
1 40424U 15010A 25355.12127626 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 40424 0.0434 60.6691 0000596 179.3041 250.6050 1.00269792 39590Epoch: 2025-12-21T02:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T02:54:38.268Z)
Latitude
0.05647°
Longitude
-3.03486°
Altitude
35,787.485 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 42m 15s
True Declination
0° 03' 23"
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
14:00:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,790.737 km
Perigee altitude
35,785.711 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.361 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
0.0434°
RAAN
60.6691°
Arg. of periapsis
179.3041°
True anomaly
250.59856°
Mean anomaly
250.605°
Eccentric anomaly
250.60178°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 2015 (2015-03-02 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.ABS 3A Visibility
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40424 neighbors
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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