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ALCOMSAT 1, 43039

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ALCOMSAT 1, 43039 is a payload satellite owned by ASAL (DZ) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 10 Dec 2017 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

43039, 2017-078A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Algerian Space Agency (DZ / ALG)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE

Mass

5,200 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-12-10 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 3B

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 ALCOMSAT 1
1 43039U 17078A   25176.78011078 -.00000189  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 43039   0.0524 225.3476 0001791 278.5007  26.3249  1.00269039 27722

Epoch: 2025-06-25T18:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-25T18:43:21.571Z)

Latitude

-0.02753°

Longitude

-24.80155°

Altitude

35,780.117 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 20m 46s

True Declination

0° 01' 39"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02928°

Longitude

-173.89527°

Altitude

35,790.93 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 51m 03s

Apparent Declination

-5° 33' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:03:15

Azimuth

96.217° ESE

Elevation

-1.231°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,795.987 km

Perigee altitude

35,780.883 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.572 km

Eccentricity

0.00018

Inclination

0.0524°

RAAN

225.3476°

Arg. of periapsis

278.5007°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

26.3249°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.19 mins

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