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JUPITER 3 (ECHOSTAR 24), 57479

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JUPITER 3 (ECHOSTAR 24), 57479 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sat, 29 Jul 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

57479, 2023-108A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Echostar/Hughes Satellite Systems Corp (US)

Manufacturer

Maxar Space Sol

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300, SPT-100

Mass

9,200 kg wet, ~5,817 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-07-29 (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, 19.4 m

Radar Cross Section

56.895 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 JUPITER 3 (ECHOSTAR 24)
1 57479U 23108A   26248.30770501 -.00000161  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 57479   0.0150 123.7762 0001146  32.2155 204.0157  1.00272197 11446

Epoch: 2026-09-05T07:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-05T07:23:05.712Z)

Latitude

-0.02641°

Longitude

-95.19288°

Altitude

35,790.406 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 59m 59s

True Declination

0° 01' 35"

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

11:27:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,792.382 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.718 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.687 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

0.015°

RAAN

123.7762°

Arg. of periapsis

32.2155°

True anomaly

204.01036°

Mean anomaly

204.0157°

Eccentric anomaly

204.01303°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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Other satellites on launch #108 in the year 2023 (2023-07-29 UTC)

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JUPITER 3 (ECHOSTAR 24) 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	2026-09-05 19:27:52.547Z	164.711° S	2026-09-05 22:48:52.547Z	164.698° S	34.161°	2026-09-06 19:27:52.547Z	164.703° S

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JUPITER 3 (ECHOSTAR 24), 57479

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