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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

Country

US / ITSO

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

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 (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, 13.0 m

Radar Cross Section

98.099 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 INTELSAT 40E
1 56174U 23052A   26171.29766909 -.00000179  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2 56174   0.0177  79.6556 0002048  45.4481 159.5614  1.00271291 11857

Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:08:38.609Z)

Latitude

-0.01909°

Longitude

-90.98957°

Altitude

35,794.343 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 58m 44s

True Declination

0° 01' 09"

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

21:40:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,796.439 km

Perigee altitude

35,779.168 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.941 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

0.0177°

RAAN

79.6556°

Arg. of periapsis

45.4481°

True anomaly

159.56959°

Mean anomaly

159.5614°

Eccentric anomaly

159.5655°

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	2026-06-22 10:38:35.927Z	158.624° S	2026-06-22 20:41:35.927Z	158.585° S	33.582°	2026-06-23 10:38:35.927Z	158.632° S

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INTELSAT 40E, 56174

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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