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JCSAT 15, 41903

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JCSAT 15, 41903 is a payload satellite owned by Sky Perfect JSAT (JP) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 21 Dec 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

41903, 2016-082A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JP / JPN)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral (MDA)

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

LS-1300, R-4D

Mass

3,408 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-12-21 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 26.1 m

Radar Cross Section

31.950 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 JCSAT 15
1 41903U 16082A   25118.90819873 -.00000351  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 41903   0.0119 260.9653 0000453 144.4290 248.7353  1.00268083 30606

Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:47Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:47:48.37Z)

Latitude

0.02073°

Longitude

110.05284°

Altitude

35,787.815 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 36m 28s

True Declination

0° 01' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

0.01463°

Longitude

-132.18219°

Altitude

35,785.554 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 13m 33s

Apparent Declination

-5° 00' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:06:56

Azimuth

312.383° NW

Elevation

-44.951°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.613 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.793 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.84 km

Eccentricity

0.0000453

Inclination

0.0119°

RAAN

260.9653°

Arg. of periapsis

144.429°

True anomaly

248.73046°

Mean anomaly

248.7353°

Eccentric anomaly

248.73288°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.2 mins

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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 2016 (2016-12-21 UTC)

STARONE D1, 41904

ARIANE 5 R/B, 41905

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 41906 (Decayed)

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