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VIASAT 2, 42740

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VIASAT 2, 42740 is a payload satellite owned by ViaSat (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 01 Jun 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

42740, 2017-029A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

ViaSat Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702HP, R-4D

Mass

6,418 kg wet, 3,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-06-01 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 34 m

Radar Cross Section

31.184 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 VIASAT 2
1 42740U 17029A   25158.14375090 -.00000249  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 42740   0.0182 289.3629 0000053  79.8327 228.4173  1.00266750 29413

Epoch: 2025-06-07T03:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-07T03:27:00.077Z)

Latitude

-0.03388°

Longitude

-69.931°

Altitude

35,787.65 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 50m 25s

True Declination

0° 02' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02168°

Longitude

138.83288°

Altitude

35,787.501 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 02m 24s

Apparent Declination

-6° 02' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:24:46

Azimuth

132.272° SE

Elevation

31.447°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.3 km

Perigee altitude

35,788.853 km

Semi-major axis

42,167.214 km

Eccentricity

0.00001

Inclination

0.0182°

RAAN

289.3629°

Arg. of periapsis

79.8327°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

228.4173°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.22 mins

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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 2017 (2017-06-01 UTC)

EUTE 172B, 42741

ARIANE 5 R/B, 42742

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 42743

VIASAT 2 Visibility forecast

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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	2025-06-07 17:19:49.134Z	132.286° SE	2025-06-08 15:05:49.134Z	132.297° SE	27.559°	2025-06-08 17:19:49.134Z	132.308° SE

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