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GSAT 18, 41793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GSAT 18, 41793 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 05 Oct 2016 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GSAT 18 details

Identifier	41793, 2016-060A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	22 hours ago
Origin	ISRO (IN / IND)
Manufacturer	ISRO SAC/Banga
Mission	Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	I3K, ISRO LAM
Mass	3,404 kg wet, ~1,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2016-10-05 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 15.5 m
Radar Cross Section	13.026 m²

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 GSAT 18
1 41793U 16060A   24346.03660010 -.00000061  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 41793   0.0448 115.0629 0003428 129.9217 282.4442  1.00270983 29988

Epoch: 2024-12-11T00:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-11T00:52:42.248Z)

Latitude	0.02526°
Longitude	73.96054°
Altitude	35,783.208 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	11h 09m 29s
True Declination	0° 01' 31"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.02705°
Longitude	43.88074°
Altitude	35,790.735 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	09h 09m 33s
Apparent Declination	-4° 55' 09"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	21:12:51
Azimuth	1.433° NNE
Elevation	-54.995°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,802.345 km
Perigee altitude	35,773.436 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.027 km
Eccentricity	0.0003428
Inclination	0.0448°
RAAN	115.0629°
Arg. of periapsis	129.9217°
True anomaly	282.40584°
Mean anomaly	282.4442°
Eccentric anomaly	282.42502°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins