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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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 VIASAT 3-F1
1 56370U 23060A   25176.83882270 -.00000188  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 56370   0.0248 330.1496 0000970  43.3192 113.7499  1.00264798  7874

Epoch: 2025-06-25T20:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-25T20:07:54.281Z)

Latitude

0.02783°

Longitude

-88.94918°

Altitude

35,789.674 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 28m 57s

True Declination

0° 01' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.02363°

Longitude

97.04479°

Altitude

35,786.06 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 01m 16s

Apparent Declination

-6° 13' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:48:23

Azimuth

155.721° SSE

Elevation

40.894°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,793.714 km

Perigee altitude

35,785.534 km

Semi-major axis

42,167.761 km

Eccentricity

0.0001

Inclination

0.0248°

RAAN

330.1496°

Arg. of periapsis

43.3192°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

113.7499°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25065 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.25 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	2025-06-26 08:29:58.389Z	155.73° SSE	2025-06-26 17:29:58.389Z	155.682° SSE	33.239°	2025-06-27 08:29:58.389Z	155.762° SSE

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