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
Orbit
Country
JP / JPNRelated business
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.1 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 26171.17586510 -.00000356 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 41903 0.0184 18.3419 0000529 76.5405 346.8710 1.00269770 34784Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:13:14.744Z)
Latitude
0.03508°
Longitude
110.0588°
Altitude
35,784.464 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 27m 03s
True Declination
0° 02' 06"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:41:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,790.461 km
Perigee altitude
35,786 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.367 km
Eccentricity
0.00005
Inclination
0.0184°
RAAN
18.3419°
Arg. of periapsis
76.5405°
True anomaly
346.86962°
Mean anomaly
346.871°
Eccentric anomaly
346.87031°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 2016 (2016-12-21 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.JCSAT 15 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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