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TURKMENALEM 52E/MONACOSA, 40617

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TURKMENALEM 52E/MONACOSA, 40617 is a TM and MC payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Mon, 27 Apr 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

40617, 2015-023A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / TMMC

Related business

Space Systems International - Monaco S.A.M. (MC)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 4000C2, S400

Mass

4,700 kg wet, 1,823 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-04-27 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m

Radar Cross Section

26.037 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 TURKMENALEM 52E/MONACOSA
1 40617U 15023A   25348.21276308  .00000122  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 40617   0.0257  74.7871 0002751 186.5891 310.3732  1.00270101 38991

Epoch: 2025-12-14T05:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T05:06:22.730Z)

Latitude

-0.00261°

Longitude

51.99255°

Altitude

35,779.01 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 06m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 09"

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

18:30:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,799.737 km

Perigee altitude

35,776.537 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.274 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

0.0257°

RAAN

74.7871°

Arg. of periapsis

186.5891°

True anomaly

310.34918°

Mean anomaly

310.3732°

Eccentric anomaly

310.36119°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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TURKMENALEM 52E/MONACOSA, 40617

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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