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JCSAT 16, 41729

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JCSAT 16, 41729 is a payload satellite owned by Sky Perfect JSAT (JP) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 14 Aug 2016 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

41729, 2016-050A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral (MDA)

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-1300, R-4D

Mass

~4,600 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-08-14 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 27 m

Radar Cross Section

26.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 JCSAT 16
1 41729U 16050A   25194.53239306 -.00000243  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 41729   0.0192  42.8606 0002085  59.1221 165.2796  1.00270382 32664

Epoch: 2025-07-13T12:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T12:46:38.76Z)

Latitude

-0.02984°

Longitude

143.95797°

Altitude

35,795.021 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 49m 05s

True Declination

0° 01' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.04322°

Longitude

-165.76024°

Altitude

35,793.69 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 46m 26s

Apparent Declination

-5° 18' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:34:00

Azimuth

283.794° WNW

Elevation

-23.877°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,796.85 km

Perigee altitude

35,779.267 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.196 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

0.0192°

RAAN

42.8606°

Arg. of periapsis

59.1221°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

165.2796°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.17 mins

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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 2016 (2016-08-14 UTC)

FALCON 9 R/B, 41730 (Decayed)

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