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JCSAT 18, 44868

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JCSAT 18, 44868 is a Japanese payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Tue, 17 Dec 2019 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
44868, 2019-091A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
BSS-702MP, R-4D?
Mass
6,800 kg wet, ~3,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2019-12-17 (5 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
56.564 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 JCSAT 18
1 44868U 19091A   25115.55024911 -.00000198  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2 44868   0.0137 350.4234 0000223 220.0405 351.4202  1.00269551 19909
Epoch: 2025-04-25T13:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T13:12:21.523Z)
Latitude
-0.00255°
Longitude
149.981°
Altitude
35,785.778 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 27m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 09"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
0.00317°
Longitude
-113.86014°
Altitude
35,786.687 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 27m 15s
Apparent Declination
-5° 19' 16"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:51:44
Azimuth
279.72° WNW
Elevation
-19.554°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,789.232 km
Perigee altitude
35,787.351 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.429 km
Eccentricity
0.0000223
Inclination
0.0137°
RAAN
350.4234°
Arg. of periapsis
220.0405°
True anomaly
351.41982°
Mean anomaly
351.4202°
Eccentric anomaly
351.42001°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1436.18 mins
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