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INTELSAT 31, 41581

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 31, 41581 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 09 Jun 2016 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

41581, 2016-035A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Unknown / ITSO

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral (MDA)

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-1300S, R-4D-11

Mass

6,450 kg wet, 3,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-06-09 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-M/BRIZ-M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 16.2 m

Radar Cross Section

55.801 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 31
1 41581U 16035A   26048.51846493 -.00000145  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 41581   0.0448 266.8512 0002091 309.2537  22.9462  1.00264796 35488

Epoch: 2026-02-17T12:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T12:26:35.369Z)

Latitude

0.01991°

Longitude

-95.06045°

Altitude

35,779.971 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 56m 20s

True Declination

0° 01' 12"

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

03:28:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,798.442 km

Perigee altitude

35,780.807 km

Semi-major axis

42,167.762 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

0.0448°

RAAN

266.8512°

Arg. of periapsis

309.2537°

True anomaly

22.95554°

Mean anomaly

22.9462°

Eccentric anomaly

22.95087°

Mean motion

0.25065 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.25 mins

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INTELSAT 31 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	2026-02-18 00:37:28.690Z	164.599° S	2026-02-18 15:55:28.690Z	164.561° S	34.142°	2026-02-19 00:37:28.690Z	164.639° S

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INTELSAT 31, 41581

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