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SGDC, 42692

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SGDC, 42692 is a payload satellite owned by Telebras (BR) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 04 May 2017 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

42692, 2017-023B

Orbit

GEO

Country

BR / BRAZ

Related business

Telebras (Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA) (BR)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 4000C4, S400

Mass

5,735 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-05-04 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 18.5 m

Radar Cross Section

34.994 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 SGDC
1 42692U 17023B   26072.73196013  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 42692   0.0210 143.3733 0002838 229.8015 346.8326  1.00268704 32454

Epoch: 2026-03-13T17:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T17:34:01.355Z)

Latitude

-0.02271°

Longitude

-74.85065°

Altitude

35,775.259 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 00m 04s

True Declination

0° 01' 22"

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

16:04:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,800.496 km

Perigee altitude

35,776.562 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.666 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

0.021°

RAAN

143.3733°

Arg. of periapsis

229.8015°

True anomaly

346.82519°

Mean anomaly

346.8326°

Eccentric anomaly

346.82889°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.19 mins

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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2017 (2017-05-04 UTC)

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 42694

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ARIANE 5 R/B, 42693

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2026-03-16 11:28:51.510Z	137.743° SSE	2026-03-17 10:39:51.510Z	137.754° SSE	29.471°	2026-03-17 11:28:51.510Z	137.76° SSE

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SGDC, 42692

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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