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INTELSAT 40E, 56174

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 40E, 56174 is a payload satellite 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

56174, 2023-052A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (US)

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)

2023-04-07 (2 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, 26 m

Radar Cross Section

98.099 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 40E
1 56174U 23052A   25151.42424294 -.00000179  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 56174   0.0118  48.1860 0001297  65.1392 197.5756  1.00271392  7997

Epoch: 2025-05-31T10:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T10:10:54.589Z)

Latitude

-0.01206°

Longitude

-90.98784°

Altitude

35,791.406 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 43m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.00883°

Longitude

109.13039°

Altitude

35,781.905 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 11m 25s

Apparent Declination

-6° 11' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:07:30

Azimuth

158.54° S

Elevation

41.589°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.244 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.307 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.913 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

0.0118°

RAAN

48.186°

Arg. of periapsis

65.1392°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

197.5756°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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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.
1440 mins	2025-05-31 23:29:08.656Z	158.548° S	2025-06-01 20:16:08.656Z	158.564° S	33.575°	2025-06-01 23:29:08.656Z	158.551° S

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