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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

14 hours ago

Origin

SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JP / JPN)

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 14 hours ago

0 JCSAT 18
1 44868U 19091A   25193.73725639 -.00000192  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 44868   0.0558 238.5616 0000431 308.5915 159.1418  1.00273021 20603

Epoch: 2025-07-12T17:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T17:41:38.952Z)

Latitude

0.02776°

Longitude

150.01902°

Altitude

35,787.427 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 05m 12s

True Declination

0° 01' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.03035°

Longitude

2.94019°

Altitude

35,784.011 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 51m 59s

Apparent Declination

-5° 21' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:16:20

Azimuth

279.668° WNW

Elevation

-19.547°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,789.136 km

Perigee altitude

35,785.502 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.456 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

0.0558°

RAAN

238.5616°

Arg. of periapsis

308.5915°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

159.1418°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.13 mins

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Other satellites on launch #91 in the year 2019 (2019-12-17 UTC)

FALCON 9 R/B, 44869

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