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AMAZONAS NEXUS, 55508

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AMAZONAS NEXUS, 55508 is a Brazilian payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Tue, 07 Feb 2023 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

55508, 2023-017A

Orbit

GEO

Country

BR / BRAZ

Related business

Hispasat SA (ES)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS NEO200, XPS/PPS-5000

Mass

4,500 kg wet, ~4,200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-02-07 (3 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, 22.5 m

Radar Cross Section

75.815 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 AMAZONAS NEXUS
1 55508U 23017A   26170.81850470 -.00000288  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 55508   0.0386  39.7222 0004743  27.7449  74.2186  1.00264811  7073

Epoch: 2026-06-19T19:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T19:38:38.806Z)

Latitude

0.05067°

Longitude

-60.95289°

Altitude

35,782.536 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 27m 00s

True Declination

0° 03' 02"

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

21:38:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,809.621 km

Perigee altitude

35,769.62 km

Semi-major axis

42,167.757 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

0.0386°

RAAN

39.7222°

Arg. of periapsis

27.7449°

True anomaly

74.27091°

Mean anomaly

74.2186°

Eccentric anomaly

74.24475°

Mean motion

0.25065 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.25 mins

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AMAZONAS NEXUS Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2026-06-22 10:36:43.517Z	123.61° SE	2026-06-23 10:36:43.517Z	123.637° SE	23.419°	2026-06-23 10:36:43.517Z	123.637° SE

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AMAZONAS NEXUS, 55508

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