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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 22.5 m
Radar Cross Section
49.053 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 DIRECTV 15
1 40663U 15026A 25260.91928434 -.00000123 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 40663 0.0364 93.7989 0000194 52.9902 78.3803 1.00270763 37735Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:03:46.166Z)
Latitude
0.04376°
Longitude
-102.85727°
Altitude
35,786.198 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 00m 41s
True Declination
0° 02' 37"
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
02:39:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,788.77 km
Perigee altitude
35,787.134 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.089 km
Eccentricity
0.00002
Inclination
0.0364°
RAAN
93.7989°
Arg. of periapsis
52.9902°
True anomaly
78.38248°
Mean anomaly
78.3803°
Eccentric anomaly
78.38139°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2015 (2015-05-27 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 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-18 09:49:14.286Z | 176.491° S | 2025-09-18 21:13:14.286Z | 176.481° S | 34.703° | 2025-09-19 09:49:14.286Z | 176.498° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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