ECHOSTAR 18, 41592
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ECHOSTAR 18, 41592 is a payload satellite owned by Dish Network (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 18 Jun 2016 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
SS/Loral (MDA)
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SSL-1300, R-4D-15-300
Mass
6,300 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.5 m
Radar Cross Section
40.765 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 ECHOSTAR 18
1 41592U 16039B 26286.28749096 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 41592 0.0168 214.2595 0001503 338.1087 231.6286 1.00269372 37801Epoch: 2026-10-13T06:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T06:53:59.218Z)
Latitude
-0.01813°
Longitude
-61.39198°
Altitude
35,790.729 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 15m 50s
True Declination
0° 01' 05"
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
19:08:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.679 km
Perigee altitude
35,782.004 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.479 km
Eccentricity
0.00015
Inclination
0.0168°
RAAN
214.2595°
Arg. of periapsis
338.1087°
True anomaly
231.6151°
Mean anomaly
231.6286°
Eccentric anomaly
231.62185°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 2016 (2016-06-18 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.ECHOSTAR 18 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 | 2026-10-14 00:38:16.686Z | 123.784° SE | 2026-10-15 00:38:16.686Z | 123.796° SE | 25.877° | 2026-10-15 00:38:16.686Z | 123.796° SE |
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