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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

US / 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 14 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 31
1 41581U 16035A   26286.42338492 -.00000151  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 41581   0.0117 232.7122 0001519  14.1600 192.5172  1.00272478 37869

Epoch: 2026-10-13T10:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T10:09:40.457Z)

Latitude

-0.01781°

Longitude

-95.04559°

Altitude

35,792.14 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 17m 26s

True Declination

0° 01' 04"

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

19:02:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.876 km

Perigee altitude

35,781.066 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.608 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

0.0117°

RAAN

232.7122°

Arg. of periapsis

14.16°

True anomaly

192.51343°

Mean anomaly

192.5172°

Eccentric anomaly

192.51531°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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Other satellites on launch #35 in the year 2016 (2016-06-09 UTC)

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BREEZE-M DEB (TANK), 41583

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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	2026-10-14 00:33:03.552Z	164.478° S	2026-10-14 02:50:03.552Z	164.471° S	42.713°	2026-10-15 00:33:03.552Z	164.476° S

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INTELSAT 31, 41581

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