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AZERSPACE 2/INTELSAT 38, 43632

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AZERSPACE 2/INTELSAT 38, 43632 is a payload satellite owned by Azerkosmos (AZ) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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AZERSPACE 2/INTELSAT 38 details

Identifier	43632, 2018-074A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	14 hours ago
Origin	Azerkosmos (AZ / AZER)
Manufacturer	Maxar SSL
Mission	Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	SSL-1300, R-4D
Mass	3,500 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2018-09-25 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ARIANE 5ECA
Launch site	French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 27 m
Radar Cross Section	36.085 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 AZERSPACE 2/INTELSAT 38
1 43632U 18074A   24339.88472463  .00000157  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 43632   0.0173   7.1354 0001221 250.6878 179.9948  1.00271386 22833

Epoch: 2024-12-04T21:14Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T21:14:00.208Z)

Latitude	0.037°
Longitude	45.11949°
Altitude	35,791.365 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 11m 10s
True Declination	0° 02' 13"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.03439°
Longitude	-106.37487°
Altitude	35,781.582 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	19h 17m 11s
Apparent Declination	-5° 02' 12"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	09:04:13
Azimuth	41.696° NE
Elevation	-47.608°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,792.926 km
Perigee altitude	35,782.629 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.914 km
Eccentricity	0.0001221
Inclination	0.0173°
RAAN	7.1354°
Arg. of periapsis	250.6878°
True anomaly	179.9948°
Mean anomaly	179.9948°
Eccentric anomaly	179.9948°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.16 mins