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VIASAT 3-F1, 56370

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VIASAT 3-F1, 56370 is a payload satellite owned by ViaSat (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 01 May 2023 UTC via an FALCON HEAVY 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

56370, 2023-060A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

ViaSat Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702MP+, R-4D

Mass

6,418 kg wet, 3,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-05-01 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON HEAVY

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Rod + 1 Dish, 22.0 m

Radar Cross Section

58.453 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 VIASAT 3-F1
1 56370U 23060A   25300.46008010 -.00000175  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 56370   0.0239 279.7897 0000042 260.3140 292.6837  1.00271422  9104

Epoch: 2025-10-27T11:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T11:02:30.920Z)

Latitude

-0.01508°

Longitude

-88.93912°

Altitude

35,786.122 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 31m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 54"

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

09:05:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,787.944 km

Perigee altitude

35,787.59 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.904 km

Eccentricity

Inclination

0.0239°

RAAN

279.7897°

Arg. of periapsis

260.314°

True anomaly

292.68326°

Mean anomaly

292.6837°

Eccentric anomaly

292.68348°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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Other satellites on launch #60 in the year 2023 (2023-05-01 UTC)

ARCTURUS, 56371

GS-1, 56372

FALCON HEAVY R/B, 56373

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VIASAT 3-F1 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	2025-10-30 13:29:37.460Z	155.683° SSE	2025-10-31 04:08:37.460Z	155.66° SSE	33.227°	2025-10-31 13:29:37.460Z	155.689° SSE

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VIASAT 3-F1, 56370

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-27T11:02:30.920Z)

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