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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

Country

JP / JPN

Related business

SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JP)

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 (6 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 2 days ago

0 JCSAT 18
1 44868U 19091A   25308.20877074 -.00000184  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2 44868   0.0172 291.2544 0001928  27.3814 310.2594  1.00287963 21759

Epoch: 2025-11-04T05:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T05:00:37.791Z)

Latitude

-0.00475°

Longitude

149.98202°

Altitude

35,776.345 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 55m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 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

00:55:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,791.259 km

Perigee altitude

35,775.002 km

Semi-major axis

42,161.268 km

Eccentricity

0.00019

Inclination

0.0172°

RAAN

291.2544°

Arg. of periapsis

27.3814°

True anomaly

310.24254°

Mean anomaly

310.2594°

Eccentric anomaly

310.25097°

Mean motion

0.25071 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.92 mins

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JCSAT 18, 44868

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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