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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
56174, 2023-052A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
17 hours ago
Origin
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 17 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 40E
1 56174U 23052A   25132.86214676 -.00000157  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 56174   0.0172 280.2011 0001542 176.0132 354.0224  1.00269935  7823
Epoch: 2025-05-12T20:41Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T20:41:29.48Z)
Latitude
0.00813°
Longitude
-91.01984°
Altitude
35,780.134 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 00m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 29"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
0.03817°
Longitude
171.91691°
Altitude
35,788.07 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 39m 55s
Apparent Declination
-6° 09' 50"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:36:19
Azimuth
158.623° S
Elevation
41.642°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.686 km
Perigee altitude
35,781.682 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.321 km
Eccentricity
0.0001542
Inclination
0.0172°
RAAN
280.2011°
Arg. of periapsis
176.0132°
True anomaly
354.02056°
Mean anomaly
354.0224°
Eccentric anomaly
354.02148°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1436.18 mins
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1440 mins2025-05-13 14:10:26.980Z158.631° S2025-05-13 16:20:26.980Z158.63° S33.596°2025-05-14 14:10:26.980Z158.642° S
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