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HELLAS-SAT 3, 42814

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HELLAS-SAT 3, 42814 is a payload satellite owned by HellasSat (ESA) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 28 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

42814, 2017-040A

Orbit

GEO

Country

ESA

Related business

HellasSat (GR)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 4000C4, S400

Mass

5,780 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-06-28 (8 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

31.794 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 HELLAS-SAT 3
1 42814U 17040A   25256.16581409  .00000144  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 42814   0.0858  61.9637 0001559  47.1442 341.9901  1.00272834 30036

Epoch: 2025-09-13T03:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T03:58:46.337Z)

Latitude

0.02148°

Longitude

38.98738°

Altitude

35,779.559 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 04m 20s

True Declination

0° 01' 17"

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

13:42:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.945 km

Perigee altitude

35,780.798 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.508 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

0.0858°

RAAN

61.9637°

Arg. of periapsis

47.1442°

True anomaly

341.98458°

Mean anomaly

341.9901°

Eccentric anomaly

341.98734°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2017 (2017-06-28 UTC)

GSAT 17, 42815

ARIANE 5 R/B, 42816

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 42817

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HELLAS-SAT 3, 42814

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T03:58:46.337Z)

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