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DIRECTV 15, 40663

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DIRECTV 15, 40663 is a payload satellite owned by DirecTV (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 27 May 2015 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

40663, 2015-026A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

AT&T (US)

Manufacturer

Airbus/Toulouse

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

EUROSTAR 3000, R-4D?

Mass

6,205 kg wet, 3,381 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-05-27 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 22.5 m

Radar Cross Section

49.053 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 DIRECTV 15
1 40663U 15026A   25364.87389721  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 40663   0.0286  29.5741 0000516 151.3853 130.3157  1.00269871 38772

Epoch: 2025-12-30T20:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-30T20:58:24.718Z)

Latitude

-0.04723°

Longitude

-102.87601°

Altitude

35,788.03 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 45m 06s

True Declination

0° 02' 50"

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

05:02:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.378 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.026 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.339 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

0.0286°

RAAN

29.5741°

Arg. of periapsis

151.3853°

True anomaly

130.32021°

Mean anomaly

130.3157°

Eccentric anomaly

130.31795°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.18 mins

BSTAR

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2015 (2015-05-27 UTC)

SKY MEXICO-1, 40664

ARIANE 5 R/B, 40665

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 40666 (Decayed)

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DIRECTV 15 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	2025-12-31 05:23:04.215Z	176.521° S	2025-12-31 08:28:04.215Z	176.52° S	34.705°	2026-01-01 05:23:04.215Z	176.524° S

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DIRECTV 15, 40663

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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