INTELSAT 40E, 56174
Orbit data source: Space-Track
INTELSAT 40E, 56174 is a payload satellite owned by Intelsat SA (US) (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 07 Apr 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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / ITSORelated business
Manufacturer
Maxar Space Sol
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
LS-1300, R-4D
Mass
6,161 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.0 m
Radar Cross Section
98.099 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 40E
1 56174U 23052A 25311.22900304 -.00000168 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 56174 0.0133 261.1340 0002417 318.9768 178.0278 1.00271331 9599Epoch: 2025-11-07T05:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T05:29:45.862Z)
Latitude
0.02741°
Longitude
-91.0104°
Altitude
35,796.446 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 32m 25s
True Declination
0° 01' 39"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:39:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,797.984 km
Perigee altitude
35,777.601 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.93 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
0.0133°
RAAN
261.134°
Arg. of periapsis
318.9768°
True anomaly
178.02875°
Mean anomaly
178.0278°
Eccentric anomaly
178.02828°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 2023 (2023-04-07 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.INTELSAT 40E 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-11-07 15:32:04.014Z | 158.638° S | 2025-11-08 04:41:04.014Z | 158.58° S | 33.585° | 2025-11-08 15:32:04.014Z | 158.632° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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