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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

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

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 (2 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, 44 m

Radar Cross Section

58.453 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 VIASAT 3-F1
1 56370U 23060A   25196.17491287 -.00000177  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 56370   0.0183  12.9645 0000352 203.5777  50.7266  1.00268446  8053

Epoch: 2025-07-15T04:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T04:11:52.471Z)

Latitude

-0.03053°

Longitude

-88.96527°

Altitude

35,786.088 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 49m 06s

True Declination

0° 01' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.0215°

Longitude

171.50363°

Altitude

35,786.085 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 19m 18s

Apparent Declination

-6° 10' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:06:25

Azimuth

155.7° SSE

Elevation

40.942°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.086 km

Perigee altitude

35,787.117 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.738 km

Eccentricity

0.00004

Inclination

0.0183°

RAAN

12.9645°

Arg. of periapsis

203.5777°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

50.7266°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.2 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

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	2025-07-15 21:30:57.938Z	155.709° SSE	2025-07-16 19:07:57.938Z	155.721° SSE	33.238°	2025-07-16 21:30:57.938Z	155.727° SSE

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