INMARSAT 5-F3, 40882
Orbit data source: Space-Track
INMARSAT 5-F3, 40882 is a payload satellite owned by INMARSAT-Ltd (UK) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Aug 2015 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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
IMRelated business
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BSS-702HP, R-4D
Mass
6,070 kg wet, 3,700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 16.9 m
Radar Cross Section
53.751 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 INMARSAT 5-F3
1 40882U 15042A 26118.43447477 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 9991
2 40882 0.0129 242.9042 0001067 151.8212 157.6756 1.00270150 39075Epoch: 2026-04-28T10:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-28T10:25:38.620Z)
Latitude
-0.028°
Longitude
179.58855°
Altitude
35,790.731 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 49m 38s
True Declination
0° 01' 41"
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
08:00:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,792.623 km
Perigee altitude
35,783.625 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.261 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
0.0129°
RAAN
242.9042°
Arg. of periapsis
151.8212°
True anomaly
157.68024°
Mean anomaly
157.6756°
Eccentric anomaly
157.67792°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.17 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2015 (2015-08-28 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.INMARSAT 5-F3 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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