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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). 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

41793, 2016-060A

Orbit

GEO

Country

IN / IND

Related business

Indian Space Research Organization (IN)

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 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 7.8 m

Radar Cross Section

13.026 m²

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 GSAT 18
1 41793U 16060A   25291.15322519 -.00000084  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 41793   0.0502  61.7281 0000628 341.7431 112.5283  1.00273857 33109

Epoch: 2025-10-18T03:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T03:40:38.656Z)

Latitude

0.01589°

Longitude

73.937°

Altitude

35,786.528 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 23m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 57"

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

20:49:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.732 km

Perigee altitude

35,784.437 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.222 km

Eccentricity

0.00006

Inclination

0.0502°

RAAN

61.7281°

Arg. of periapsis

341.7431°

True anomaly

112.53495°

Mean anomaly

112.5283°

Eccentric anomaly

112.53162°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.12 mins

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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2016 (2016-10-05 UTC)

SKY MUSTER 2, 41794

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 41795

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GSAT 18, 41793

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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