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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

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JP)

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, 13.5 m

Radar Cross Section

26.964 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 JCSAT 16
1 41729U 16050A   25260.89683758 -.00000271  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 41729   0.0163 160.7907 0001172 306.7734 356.3292  1.00272011 33343

Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T21:31:26.766Z)

Latitude

-0.03306°

Longitude

143.9665°

Altitude

35,781.109 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 55m 34s

True Declination

0° 01' 59"

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

04:17:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,792.544 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.66 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.739 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

0.0163°

RAAN

160.7907°

Arg. of periapsis

306.7734°

True anomaly

356.32834°

Mean anomaly

356.3292°

Eccentric anomaly

356.32877°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 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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JCSAT 16, 41729

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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