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
US / 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 6 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 40E
1 56174U 23052A 26278.86903939 -.00000192 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 56174 0.0111 201.4433 0002643 359.7568 35.2179 1.00271297 12934Epoch: 2026-10-05T20:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-05T20:51:25.003Z)
Latitude
0.02103°
Longitude
-90.97325°
Altitude
35,777.093 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 45m 41s
True Declination
0° 01' 16"
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
21:15:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,798.947 km
Perigee altitude
35,776.658 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.939 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
0.0111°
RAAN
201.4433°
Arg. of periapsis
359.7568°
True anomaly
35.23537°
Mean anomaly
35.2179°
Eccentric anomaly
35.22663°
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 | 2026-10-06 03:16:30.407Z | 158.525° S | 2026-10-07 00:53:30.407Z | 158.513° S | 41.613° | 2026-10-07 03:16:30.407Z | 158.529° S |
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