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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

11 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (Unknown / ITSO)

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, 13.0 m

Radar Cross Section

98.099 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 40E
1 56174U 23052A   25199.53871811 -.00000168  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 56174   0.0137  96.2324 0002133  49.4816 253.8018  1.00271505  8470

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:55:45.244Z)

Latitude

-0.01336°

Longitude

-91.03002°

Altitude

35,788.647 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 37m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02072°

Longitude

67.07405°

Altitude

35,780.648 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 17m 43s

Apparent Declination

-6° 11' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:13:52

Azimuth

158.552° S

Elevation

41.605°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,796.738 km

Perigee altitude

35,778.75 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.881 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

0.0137°

RAAN

96.2324°

Arg. of periapsis

49.4816°

True anomaly

253.77833°

Mean anomaly

253.8018°

Eccentric anomaly

253.79006°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 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	2025-07-18 23:26:16.253Z	158.56° S	2025-07-19 21:16:16.253Z	158.571° S	33.582°	2025-07-19 23:26:16.253Z	158.557° S

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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